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Sustainable development and green communication African and Asian perspectives /

Offering a comprehensive overview of contemporary theoretical and programmatic issues in the fields of sustainability, culture, communication, development and social change, this book explores the relationship between communication and sustainability from a social change perspective.

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Group Author: Servaes, Jan.
Published:
Literature type: Electronic Software eBook
Language: English
Subjects:
Sustainable development > Asia.
Sustainable development > Africa.
Communication in economic development > Asia.
Communication in economic development > Africa.
Sustainability > Asia. > Asia.
Development studies > Asia. > Asia.
Development economics & emerging economies > Asia. > Asia.
Environment and Ecology.
Online Access: http://www.palgraveconnect.com/doifinder/10.1057/9781137329417
Summary: Offering a comprehensive overview of contemporary theoretical and programmatic issues in the fields of sustainability, culture, communication, development and social change, this book explores the relationship between communication and sustainability from a social change perspective.
Item Description: Electronic book text.
Epublication based on: 9781137329400.
Carrier Form: 240 p. : 6 figures.
ISBN: 9781137329400
9781137329417 :
1137329416 :
CLC: F061.3
Contents: Table of Contents List of Figures List of Tables Notes on Contributors Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Introduction: Imperatives for a Sustainable Future-- Jan Servaes PART I: SETTING THE STAGE 1. Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Beyond the Rio+20 Summit-- Kosta Kostadinov and Jagadish Thaker 2. Future Imperatives of Practice: The Challenges of Climate Change-- Chin Saik Yoon 3. Synergy of 'Gross National Happiness' and 'Sufficiency Economy' as an Imperative Paradigm for Communication and Sustainable Social Change-- Boonlert Supadhiloke 4. Environmental Communication from the Fringes to Mainstream: Creating a Paradigm Shift in Sustainable Development-- Kiran Prasad PART II: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEVELOPMENT 5. Information and Communication Technologies for African Development: Proportional Technologies and an Ethics of Uses-- Osee Kamga and Fabien Cishahayo 6. A Role for Universities in ICTs for Development Interventions-- Royal D. Colle and Tran Van Dien PART III: COMMUNICATING THE COST OF SOCIAL CHANGE 7. Communicating the True Ecological Cost of Development: Addressing Development and Environment in Orissa, India-- Maitreyee Mishra 8. Socio-cultural Perspectives towards a Sustainability of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV and Pregnancy Prevention among Thai Students in Bangkok-- Patchanee Malikhao 9. Factors that Stand in the Way of Green Communication in Africa-- Henri-Count Evans 10. Future Challenges for Communication for Sustainable Development and Social Change-- Jan Servaes Index.

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