MACMILLAN The Local and the Digital in Environmental Communication (Global Transformations in Media and Communication Research - A Palgrave and IAMCR Series)

Review “This book adds to our knowledge of how the digital and the local intertwine to advance different discourses in environmental communication and will be a useful resource for scholars of environmental studies, media and communication, cultural studies, and science communication.” (Jingrong Tong, Senior Lecturer in Digital News Cultures, University of Sheffield, UK) “This edited volume will make an important contribution to our understanding of the global and local interconnections in digital environmental communication space with the ever expanding use of technologies.” (Usha Harris, Department of Media, Music, Communication & Cultural Studies at Macquarie University, Sydney) Product Description This volume interrogates the intertwining of the local and the digital in environmental communication. It starts by introducing a wave metaphor to tease out major shifts in the field, and situates the intersections of local places and digital networks in the beginning of a third wave. Investigations that feature the centrality of place and digital communication platforms show how we today, as researchers and practitioners, communicate the environment. Contributions identify the need for critical approaches that engage with the wider consequences of this changing media landscape, unpacking local and global tensions in environmental communication research. This empirical case study collection from different parts of the world shows that environmental activists and citizens creatively use digital technologies for campaign purposes. It identifies new environmental communication challenges and opportunities, as well as practices, of environmental activists, NGOs, citizens and local communities, in the fight for social and environmental justice. Review “The qualitative collection is a diverse and compelling read for both science and environmental communication practitioners and theorists, who wish to understand how the seemingly distant concepts of local and global go hand in hand in the fight for environmental justice. … It is a valuable contribution to the expanding body of knowledge in environmental communication.” (Beatriz Mira, International Journal of Communication, Vol. 15, 2021) From the Back Cover This volume interrogates the intertwining of the local and the digital in environmental communication. It starts by introducing a wave metaphor to tease out major shifts in the field, and situates the intersections of local places and digital networks in the beginning of a third wave. Investigations that feature the centrality of place and digital communication platforms show how we today, as researchers and practitioners, communicate the environment. Contributions identify the need for critical approaches that engage with the wider consequences of this changing media landscape, unpacking local and global tensions in environmental communication research. This empirical case study collection from different parts of the world shows that environmental activists and citizens creatively use digital technologies for campaign purposes. It identifies new environmental communication challenges and opportunities, as well as practices, of environmental activists, NGOs, citizens and local communities, in the fight for social and environmental justice. About the Author Joana Díaz-Pont is Lecturer and Researcher at the Department of Political Science and Public Law of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Spain. Her research is in the intersection between environmental communication, governance and policies for sustainability. Pieter Maeseele is Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Studies of the University of Antwerp, Belgium. His research agenda focuses on the role and performance of media and popular culture in relation to democratic debate, citizenship and pluralism. Annika Egan Sjölander is Associate Professor of Media and Communication Studies at Umeå University, Sweden. She researches the democratic role of medi