Handbook of Climate Change Communication: Vol. 3: Case Studies in Climate Change Communication

ISBN-13: 9783319704784 / Angielski / Twarda / 2018 / 398 str.

Walter Leal Filho; Evangelos Manolas; Anabela Marisa Azul

Opis

This comprehensive handbook provides a unique overview of the theory, methodologies and best practices in climate change communication from around the world.

Spis treści

1 In Search of New Narratives for Informed Decisions on Climate Change Crisis in the African Drylands

2 Assessing High School Student Perceptions and Comprehension of Climate Change

3 A Sustainability Livelihood Approach (SLA) Model for Assessing Disaster Preparedness and Resilience of the People: Case Study of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Upazila in Bangladesh

4 Loving Glacier National Park Online: Climate Change Communication and Virtual Place Attachment

5 Understanding Communication Needs: A Marikina Barangay Experience Linking Flooding to Climate Change Communication

6 Climate: the great maestro of life on Earth. History, Didactics and Case Studies 

7 Children Communicating on Climate Change: The Case of a Summer Camp at a Greek Island

8 Communicating the IPCC: Challenges and Opportunities

9 Performative methods for climate change communication in academic settings: case study of the Freiburg Scientific Theatre

10 Watershed Discipleship: communicating climate change within a Christian framework, a case study analysis

11  Assessment of outdoor workers perception working in extreme hot climate

12 Games for Knowledge Transfer and as a Stimulus for Climate Change Mitigation in Agriculture – Lessons learned from a Game Prototype

13 Climate Impacts for German Schools – an Educational Web Portal Solution

14 Communicating climate change in a museum setting–a case study

15 Climate Change Communication in Higher Education Institutions: The case of the North-West University in South Africa

16 Traditional ecological knowledge as a contribution to climate change mitigation and adaptation: the case of the Portuguese coastal populations

17 Building Carbon Literacy: How the Irish press normalise public discussion about climate mitigation actions

18 Climate change communication & user engagement: a tool to anticipate climate change

19 Encouraging 10,000 staff to take action on sustainability: a case study of a sustainability engagement programme in higher education

20 Disseminating climate change: the role of museums in activating the global public

21 Engaging people with climate change through museums

22 Considering the Role of Government in Communicating Climate Change:

lessons from the US Public Flood Insurance Program

23 Istanbul´s Vulnerability to Climate Change: An Urban Sectors Based Assessment

24 Enhancing Intergenerational Communication Around Climate Change

O autorze

Walter Leal is a Professor of Environment and Technology at MMU and at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, in Germany. Prof Leal directs the International Climate Change Information Programme (ICCIP) which is a leading programme on climate change education, information and communication. His research interests are on sustainable development, climate change and renewable energy.

Evangelos Manolas was born in Naxos, Greece, in 1961. He has received a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Essex (1983), a Master of Arts in International Relations from the University of Kent at Canterbury (1985) and a Philosophy Doctorate from the University of Aberdeen (1989). He is Associate Professor of Sociology and Environmental-Forest Education in the Department of Forestry and Management of the Environment and Natural Resources, School of Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, Orestiada, Greece.

Anabela Marisa Azul is a researcher at the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology at the University of Coimbra. Her main research activities focus on ecology, biology and biotechnology of fungi, particularly mycorrhizal symbioses. Her interests encompass both basic and strategic research, ranging from functional traits of native soil fungi, ecology and biotechnology of native fungi, toxins of higher fungi, science dissemination, education and citizenship, forestry and mycology guidance.

Ulisses M Azeiteiro is a Senior Professor (Associate Professor with Habilitation and Tenure), Coordinator of the Climate Change and Biodiversity Assets Unit from the Biology Department and Integrated Member/Senior Researcher of the Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at University of Aveiro in Portugal. His main interests are the Impacts of Climate Change in the Marine Environment (Biology and Ecology of Global Change) and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Context of Sustainable Development (Social and Environmental Sustainability and Climate Change). Research Coordinator since 2008 he was a member of several evaluation panels from research projects and grants (International European and National-Portuguese and outside Portugal), member of the organizing and scientific committees of more than 100 international and national congresses, supervised over 50 postgraduate students (MSc and Ph.D students). Professor Ulisses M Azeiteiro has written, co-written, edited or co-edited more than 250 publications, including books, book chapters and papers in refereed journals.

Henry McGhie is the head of collections and curator of zoology at Manchester Museum, part of the University of Manchester. With a background as a bird ecologist, his work connects the public with contemporary issues and research through exhibitions, and promotes the use of collections for research. He has a keen interest in finding ways for museums to contribute effectively to the sustainability agenda, promoting positive environmental and social outcomes. More broadly, he sees this area as reflecting museum’s key role as civic spaces, which can support, encourage and enable critical thinking and personal action around global challenges. He has published widely on historical ecology, the history of ornithology and natural heritage collections.

Blurb

This comprehensive handbook provides a unique overview of the theory, methodologies and best practices in climate change communication from around the world. It fosters the exchange of information, ideas and experience gained in the execution of successful projects and initiatives, and discusses novel methodological approaches aimed at promoting a better understanding of climate change adaptation. Addressing a gap in the literature on climate change communication and pursuing an integrated approach, the handbook documents and disseminates the wealth of experience currently available in this field.

Volume 3 of the handbook provides case studies from around the world, documenting and disseminating the wealth of experiences available.