Environmental communication and the public sphere / Phaedra C. Pezzullo, University of Colorado, Boulder ; Robert Cox, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Robert Cox was sole author of the first edition published in 2006.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction: Speaking for / about the environment -- Part I. Communicating for{about the environment} : -- Defining environmental communication -- Contested meanings: A brief history -- Part II. Constructions of the environment : -- Symbolic constructions of the environment -- The environment in / of visual and popular culture -- Environmental journalism -- Part III. Communicating in an age of ecological crises : -- Scientists, technology, and environmental controversies -- Human health and ecological risk communication -- Sustainability and the "greening" of corporations and campuses -- Part IV. Environmental campaigns and movements : -- Advocacy campaigns and message construction -- Digital media and environmental activism -- Environmental justice and climate justice movements -- Part V. Environmental laws and engagement : -- Public participation in environmental decisions -- Environmental conflict management and collaboration -- Legal arguments for the standing of citizens and nature.