Introducing Environmental Communication offers a critical and interdisciplinary introduction to the field, designed primarily for undergraduate students in both specialist and general courses, as well as for postgraduate and professional learners. Its modular structure allows chapters to be used independently across a wide range of teaching, training, and coaching contexts. The book addresses underrepresented themes, including intercultural communication, postcolonial studies and social psychology, while combining theory with real-world application through staggered tasks, discussion prompts, case studies, and projects. Each chapter is supported by up-to-date examples and structured to guide learners from foundational concepts to more complex analysis. Adopting a critical lens, power and justice inequalities are highlighted and perspectives from the Global South are amplified, conveying both the urgency and complexity of the field. Short videos with accompanying discussion points are available online, enhancing the book's multimedia resources.
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'A rigorous yet accessible introduction to environmental communication as a socially constructed field shaped by discourse, culture and power. Combining conceptual clarity with practical application, the didactic design makes this book an essential resource for students, practitioners and anyone seeking a critical understanding of how environmental issues are communicated.' Tanius Karam, Autonomous University of Mexico City 'Introducing Environmental Communication provides a platform for students, teachers and researchers alike to promote eco-inclusive and democratic initiatives on local and global levels. Its multi-disciplinarity offers a perspective for joint projects spanning the public and specialists, the humanities and the sciences.' Werner Delanoy, University of Klagenfurt 'An impressive interdisciplinary achievement, this book engages students across diverse fields of study and a wide range of interests. The authors provide a compelling vision for the future of environmental communication, notably examining how artificial intelligence is reshaping both scholarly research and professional practice.' Melba Vélez Ortiz, Grand Valley State University 'A sound interdisciplinary overview of the ways we construct our environment in our discourse and our practices. Theoretically well-grounded, yet very readable, this book is valuable for both the undergraduate reader and the expert.' Heinz Antor, University of Cologne 'This book engages readers with concrete activities and projects they can apply to real-world situations. Approachable writing transforms complex concepts into understandable messages for both environmental and communication majors, presenting a great overview for a range of readers.' Sarah A. Strom Kays, Elmhurst University 'A refreshing, present-focused perspective for anyone interested in environmental communication, providing practical guidance for taking meaningful action.' Yuan Yue, George Mason University 'The authors introduce a broad audience to new ways of interpreting the environment and the power dynamics and technologies that drive decision-making at multiple levels of society. Numerous opportunities to apply concepts and theories to case studies make the content come alive.' Ann D. Jabro, Robert Morris University 'Full of practical insights with appropriate theoretical depth, this book presents an interdisciplinary orientation to the expanding range of topics and themes on the communicative contexts of environmentalism and the climate crisis.' Sanjay Asthana, Middle Tennessee State University
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A critical interdisciplinary textbook offering in-depth theory and diverse applications for undergraduates, postgraduates and professionals.
Foreword Wasseem Emam; Foreword Claudia Escorza; Preface; Part I.
Introducing Environmental Communication:
1. Constructing the environment;
2.
What is environmental communication?;
3. Rethinking environmental competence;
Part II. Theories, Key Concepts and Approaches:
4. Environmental
communication approaches;
5. Econarratology;
6. Imagological perspectives in
literature and film;
7. Environmental economics;
8. Sociological approaches;
9. Environmental governance;
10. Psychological perspectives; Part III.
Application:
11. Social movements campaigns for sustainability and climate
justice;
12. Key aims and methods in environmental education;
13. Challenges
and success stories in environmental journalism;
14. Environmental
communication in the digital sphere and the role of AI;
15. Reflections on
the future of environmental communication; Glossary; Index.
Guido Rings is Emeritus Professor of Postcolonial Studies at Anglia Ruskin University and co-founder of iMex and German as a Foreign Language, the first internet journals in Europe for their respective fields. He has widely taught and published at the borders of intercultural, postcolonial and environmental studies. As editor, he co-published the acclaimed Cambridge Handbook of Intercultural Communication (with S. M. Rasinger, Cambridge, 2020). As author, his works include The Other in Contemporary Migrant Cinema (2016) and La Conquista desbaratada (The Conquest upside down, 2010), alongside more than fifty distinguished peer-reviewed articles. Sebastian M. Rasinger is Associate Professor of Applied Linguistics at Anglia Ruskin University. His research focuses on language and identity, with a particular emphasis on multilingual and migration contexts. In 2023, he co-authored The Cambridge Introduction to Intercultural Communication (Cambridge) with Guido Rings. His earlier work, Quantitative Methods in Linguistics: In Introduction, was published in two editions (2008 and 2013) and translated into Spanish by Ediciones Akal. Sebastian is also deeply committed to promoting equality and diversity in Higher Education. In 2022, he served as Vice Chair of the QAA Advisory Group for Linguistics, overseeing how the review of subject benchmark statements for UK Higher Education.
