Climate Change Communication on Facebook, Twitter, Sina Weibo, and Other Social Media Platforms Reference library
Edson C. Tandoc Jr. and Nicholas Eng
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...of information, as well as more active ways of interacting with information. Social media sites, in particular, have become deeply embedded in social life. They have become easy and popular platforms for different levels of communication: from self-expression, to mediated interpersonal and group communication, to news distribution. For instance, Facebook, the most popular social media site, has more than 1.23 billion daily active users as of December 2016 ( Facebook, 2016 ). Such reach highlights the important role of social media sites as platforms for...
Climate Change Communication in Singapore Reference library
Shirley S. Ho and Agnes S. F. Chuah
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...that interpersonal communication about the environment will encourage green-buying and civic engagement behavior ( Ho et al., 2015 ). The results showed that paying attention to pro-environmental messages on traditional media, such as newspapers and television, promoted green-buying among Singaporeans, but they did not promote civic engagement behaviors. In contrast, paying attention to pro-environmental messages on the Internet encouraged civic engagement behaviors among Singaporeans but not green-buying. Moreover, media dependency and interpersonal...
Political Participation and Voting Relevant to Climate Change Reference library
Emily K. Vraga
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...The role of mass media and interpersonal discussion in local political participation. Political Communication , 16 , 315–336. Metag, J. , Fuchslin, T. , & Schafer, M. S. (2015). Global warming’s five Germanys: A typology of Germans’ views on climate change and patterns of media use and information . Public Understanding of Science , available online. Morozov, E. (2009). The brave new world of slacktivism. Foreign Policy , 19 (05). Morrison, M. , Duncan, R. , Sherley, C. , & Parton, K. (2013). A comparison between attitudes to climate change...
Climate Change Communication in Italy Reference library
Lorenzo Beltrame, Massimiano Bucchi, and Enzo Loner
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...is more elusive and difficult to define ( Lowe et al., 2006 ). According to Stamm and colleagues ( 2000 ) , the more people are aware of global warming, the more they use several mass media sources of information. Consequently, increasing exposure to mass media content (and interpersonal communication as well) heightens awareness of global warming’s causes, effects, and solutions. Survey data on the public perception of climate change in Italy provides interesting elements with which to integrate the level of media representation, particularly because both sets...
Psychological, Social, and Cultural Barriers to Communicating about Climate Change Reference library
Nathaniel Geiger, Brianna Middlewood, and Janet Swim
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...Theory; Kasperson et al., 1988 ; Renn, 2011 ). In the case of climate change, these social cues would lead us to downplay the threat posed by climate change: a solid majority of Americans report that they do not regularly hear about climate change from the media or in interpersonal conversations ( Leiserowitz et al., 2015 ). Thus, this lack of public discussion about climate change can decrease the perceived threat posed by the topic. Limited Cultural Narratives In addition to the low frequency with which most of us hear about climate change, our appraisal...
Effects of Rapid Climate Change on Violence and Conflict Reference library
Courtney Plante, Johnie J. Allen, and Craig A. Anderson
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...people will interact with others (e.g., in public spaces), increasing the likelihood of interpersonal conflict; second, it decreases the likelihood of people being in their homes, which may encourage crimes of opportunity. Taken together, research shows that individuals exposed to hot temperatures are more likely to be violent as a direct result of the heat. These effects have been found in laboratory and field settings, in regional comparisons, and in temporal comparisons within regions. When applied to climate change, the literature predicts that increases...
Discourse Analysis in Climate Change Communication Reference library
Nelya Koteyko and Dimitrinka Atanasova
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...and require further in-depth analysis ( Brossard & Scheufele, 2013 ). Blogs and microblogging, interactive reader comments, and a multitude of other online platforms have significantly expanded the research toolkit of scholars interested in studying the changing patterns in interpersonal and institutional communication on climate change ( Koteyko, Nerlich, & Hellsten, 2015 ). Here the appeal of critical frameworks such as Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA) is driven by the possibility to provide evaluation of power imbalances underlying Internet-based...
Communicating about Nuclear Energy and Climate Change Reference library
Shirley S. Ho
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...accept the legitimacy of a related outcome or policy decision. Besley and McComas ( 2014 ) highlighted four types of fairness—distributive, procedural, interpersonal, and informational. Distributive fairness relates to people’s concerns about the fairness of outcomes. Procedural fairness refers to people’s concerns about whether they have received a fair process ( Thaibaut & Walker, 1975 ). Interpersonal fairness concerns the extent to which people think decision makers are respectful, and would treat them with respect. Informational fairness refers to the...
“Global Warming” versus “Climate Change” and the Influence of Labeling on Public Perceptions Reference library
Jonathon P. Schuldt
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...warming) offered these associations at rates of more than 3:1. By comparison, stronger associations with “weather” were observed among the British sample, at a rate exceeding 2:1 (see Lorenzoni et al., 2006 ). While the study by Lorenzoni and colleagues ( 2006 ) is suggestive of labeling effects on public perceptions, the confounding of terminology with national context prevents causal inferences; meanwhile, a number of experimental studies have emerged that afford a more direct comparison of the public’s responses to these terms (see Table 1 for...
Communicating Climate Change Adaptation and Resilience Reference library
Susanne C. Moser
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...cultural, professional, and personal identities (e.g., Berzonsky, 2016 ; Cunsolo Willox et al., 2015 ; Dickinson, 2009 ; Randall, 2009 ). Effective responses to these emotional responses to climate change are not merely a matter of communication skill, although that interpersonal skill is essential. It requires additionally a certain amount of psychological sensitivity and training to effectively address, engage, and be with people’s emotional responses (offered, e.g., through the International Transformative Resilience Coalition; see ...
Social Capital and Natural Hazards Governance Reference library
Daniel P. Aldrich, Michelle A. Meyer, and Courtney M. Page-Tan
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards Governance
...and societies with already low levels of social capital, the disaster built little additional trust ( Dussaillant & Guzman, 2014 ). Similarly, studies of the Chilean and El Salvador earthquakes demonstrated that predisaster state capacity influenced postdisaster interpersonal trust ( Carlin, Love, & Zechmeister, 2014 ). Other research on the Chilean disaster showed that the government failed to prioritize the needs and visions of local citizens during the postdisaster reconstruction process, missing a chance to improve their health and livelihood...
Sustainability Science and Climate Change Communication Reference library
Bridie McGreavy and David Hart
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...as a process shapes individuals, relationships, and organizations is referred to as a constitutive or constructivist approach ( Craig, 1999 ). A constitutive approach to communication assumes that using symbols and acting together creates identities, builds and maintains interpersonal relationships, and weaves together the social fabric in which people live out their lives ( Craig, 1999 ). The focus on information sharing, translation, and coordination across difference and the active shaping of the self, relationships, and world that occurs through communication...
Integrating Access and Functional Needs in Community Planning for Natural Hazards Reference library
Nnenia Campbell
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards Governance
...other social activities can help residents expand the number of interpersonal connections that they can call upon in times of need ( Putnam, 2001 ). While few studies have linked social capital, functional limitations, and disaster specifically, research on social capital and disasters more broadly indicates that strengthening social connections among individuals and within communities could be a pathway toward building resilience ( Aldrich, 2012 ). 2 Underscoring the importance of interpersonal relationships, Roberto, Kamo, and Henderson ( 2009 ) found...
Linking Risk Reduction and Community Resilience Reference library
Hyunjung Ji
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Natural Hazards Governance
...to assess risks, form communities of interest, exercise foresight, and enact mitigation and preparedness measures to manage risks. When disaster strikes, responsive resilience makes it possible for social and organizational entities to mobilize resources through emergent interpersonal and interorganizational networks, to carry out plans, and to improvise and exercise creativity in instances where plans fall short. After a disaster, adaptive resilience enables social units to reassess their circumstances, learn from their disaster experiences, and adjust...
Determinants and Measurement of Climate Change Risk Perception, Worry, and Concern Reference library
Sander van der Linden
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...approaches were developed, including Social Representations Theory ( Moscovici, 1984 ) and the Social Amplification of Risk Framework ( Kasperson et al., 1988 ; Pidgeon et al., 2003 ). Albeit different theories, what both approaches have in common is a focus on how interpersonal interactions, societal norms, and the mass media shape and circulate social representations of a given risk in society. The process of how risk signals are received, interpreted, and diffused is particularly relevant in understanding how the communication of climate risks is...
Affective Imagery, Risk Perceptions, and Climate Change Communication Reference library
Anthony Leiserowitz and Nicholas Smith
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
... McGuire, C. V. (2001). Dimensions of the social mind: Size, asymmetries, congruence, and sex differences in thought systems focused on self or other persons. In J. P. Forgas , K. D. Williams , & L. Wheeler (Eds.), The social mind: Cognitive and motivational aspects of interpersonal behavior (pp. 25–45). Cambridge, U.K.: Cambridge University Press. Mellers, B. A. , Schwartz, A. , Ho, K. , & Ritov, I. (1997). Decision Affect Theory: Emotional reactions to the outcomes of risky options . Psychological Science , 8 (6), 423–429. Myers, T. A. , ...
Fear Appeals in Climate Change Communication Reference library
Joseph P. Reser and Graham L. Bradley
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...nature of climate change as a chronic environmental stressor, and the fact that substantial proportions of most publics across the world are already concerned about the threat and phenomenon of climate change. Still other concerns are the existing uncertainty, intertemporal/interpersonal distance, and the reality that any designed risk communication messages, strategies, or campaigns will be contending with myriad other effective “risk communications,” as well as other social representations about climate change as a grave global risk—along with other pressing...
Audience Segmentation and Climate Change Communication Reference library
Donald W. Hine, Wendy J. Phillips, Aaron B. Driver, and Mark Morrison
The Oxford Encyclopedia of Climate Change Communication
...and use of eco-power. Hierarchical cluster analysis (Ward’s) 5 segments: Alarmed, Concerned Activists, Cautious, Disengaged , and Doubtful To identify groups with similar responses to climate change and the environment. To compare perceptions of climate change media and interpersonal communication channels across groups. Milfont, Milojev, Greaves, and Sibley ( 2015 ) 6,489 New Zealand residents P Data from New Zealand Attitudes and Values Study, 2009. Sibley & Kurz’s ( 2013 ) 2 items assessing beliefs about the reality of climate change and its...
