Debating Climate Change : Pathways through Argument to Agreement Paperback / softback
by Elizabeth L Malone
Part of the The Earthscan Science in Society Series series
Paperback / softback
Description
As greenhouse gas emissions continue unabated and contentious voices fill the air, the question gains urgency: How can people with widely varying viewpoints agree to address climate change?
Each participant in the debate seems to have a different agenda, from protecting economic growth in developing countries to protecting the energy industry in industrialized countries, from those aghast at the damage done to the Earth to optimists who think we just need to adjust our technological approach.
Debating Climate Change sorts through the tangle of arguments surrounding climate change to find paths to unexpected sites of agreement.
Using an innovative sociological approach – combined discourse and social network analyses – Elizabeth L.
Malone analyzes 100 documents representing a range of players in this high-stakes debate.
Through this she shows how even the most implacable adversaries can find common ground - and how this common ground can be used to build agreement.
Written in a clear, accessible style, this original research and insightful use of communication analysis will help advance understanding and negotiation on climate change throughout the pivotal times to come.
Published with Science in Society
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- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:23/10/2009
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- ISBN:9781844078295
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:160 pages
- Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Publication Date:23/10/2009
- Category:
- ISBN:9781844078295