Includes bibliographical references and index.

Introduction : speaking for/about the environment -- Studying/practicing environmental communication -- Contested meanings of environment -- Symbolic constructions of environment -- The environment in/of visual and popular culture -- News media and environmental journalism (old and new) -- Scientists, technology, and environmental controversies -- Environmental risk communication and the public -- Advocacy campaigns and message construction -- Digital media and environmental activism -- Environmental justice and climate justice movements -- Sustainability and the "greening" of corporations and campuses -- Public participation in environmental decisions -- Managing conflict : collaboration and environmental disputes -- Citizens' (and nature's) "standing" : environmental protection and the law.