Sustainablity Communication - An Introduction

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The development of the term sustainability communication is accompanied by the call for responsible human interaction with the natural and social environment. This entails a process of social understanding that deals with the causes and with possible solutions. The task of sustainability communication is to critically evaluate and introduce an understanding of the human-environment relationship into social discourse. Alongside defining and providing a theoretical framework for mutual understanding, this chapter will describe issues, concepts and methods relating to sustainability communication.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationSustainability Communication : Interdisciplinary Perspectives and Theoretical Foundation
EditorsJasmin Godemann, Gerd Michelsen
Number of pages10
Place of PublicationDordrecht u.a.
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media
Publication date2011
Pages3-12
ISBN (print)978-94-007-1696-4
ISBN (electronic)978-94-007-1697-1
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Publication statusPublished - 2011

    Research areas

  • Sustainability sciences, Communication - Theoretical framework, Sustainability communication, Sustainability research, Systemic-constructuvist perspective, Methods of sustainability communication