Robert Cox was sole author of the first edition published in 2006. Includes bibliographical references and index.

Preface to the fifth edition -- About the authors -- Introduction: Speaking for/about the environment -- Part I: Communicating for/about the environment. Defining environmental communication -- Contested meanings: A brief history -- Part II: Constructions of the environment. Symbolic constructions of the environment -- The environment in/of visual and popular culture -- Environmental journalism -- Part III: Communicating in an age of ecological crises. Scientists, technology, and environmental controversies -- Human health and ecological risk communication -- Sustainability and the "greening" of corporations and campuses -- Part IV: Environmental campaigns and movements. Advocacy campaigns and message construction -- Digital media and environmental activism -- Environmental justice and climate justice movements -- Part V: Environmental laws and engagement. Public participation in environmental decisions -- Environmental conflict management and collaboration -- Legal arguments for the standing of citizens and nature -- Glossary -- References -- Index.