Major environmental issues and problems summarized clearly and engagingly
Philosophical perspectives, movements, and controversies explained and illustrated
Environmental rhetoric in everyday life, from popular culture and green marketing to media coverage and political discourse, explored and illustrated
Citizen activism and public decisions discussed in their social, political, legal, and practical frameworks
Communication concepts and forms emphasized throughout
Communication and the Natural World explores the many ways in which our communication about the natural world profoundly affects how we perceive and interact with it. It discusses the complex and dramatic environmental issues that pervade our relationship with nature today. And it shows, clearly and vividly, how cultural, philosophical, commercial, mass-mediated, and popular discourse shape and are shaped by our responses to those issues.