The Environment in the Age of the Internet : Activists, Communication, and the Digital Landscape

How do we talk about the environment? Does this communication reveal and construct meaning? Is the environment expressed and foregrounded in the new landscape of digital media? The Environment in the Age of the Internet is an interdisciplinary collection that draws together research and answers from...

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Main Author: Heike Graf (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: Open Book Publishers
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