The Internet and wireless communication networks are transforming the way society handles the explosive growth & the dwindling half-life of environmentally relevant information. How can we leverage new technologies to advocate sustainability & the protection of natural ecosystems? This book presents an interdisciplinary investigation of this question, combining theoretical foundations of environmental online communication with pioneering conceptual work & case studies of successful information systems. Environmental Online Communication addresses the transition to a knowledge-based economy, sheds light on hidden assumptions & misconceptions about environmental issues, & suggests priorities for research and policy development. This volume analyses communicative strategies and processes from four interrelated perspectives: - Raising Environmental Awareness - Environmental Science - Corporate Sustainability - Networks & Virtual Communities Supplemental material is available at: www.ecoresearch.net/springer
| ISBN-13: | 9781852337834 |
| ISBN-10: | 1852337834 |
| Publisher: | Springer Science & Business Media |
| Publication date: | 2004-03-13 |
| Edition description: | 2004 |
| Pages: | 298 |
| Product dimensions: | Height: 9.21258 Inches, Length: 6.14172 Inches, Weight: 3.0423792156 Pounds, Width: 0.7499985 Inches |
| Author: | Arno Scharl |
| Language: | en |
| Binding: | Hardcover |
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