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oapen-20.500.12657-633672024-03-28T08:18:56Z Technical Communication for Environmental Action Williams, Sean D. Science Environmental Science Political Science Public Policy Environmental Policy thema EDItEUR::T Technology, Engineering, Agriculture, Industrial processes::TQ Environmental science, engineering and technology thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RND Environmental policy and protocols Climate change is one of the most significant challenges facing the global community in the twenty-first century. With its position at the border of people, technology, science, and communication, technical communication has a significant role to play in helping to solve these complex environmental problems. This collection of essays engages scholars and practitioners in a conversation about how the field has contributed to pragmatic and democratic action to address climate change. Compared to most prior work—which offers theoretical perspectives of environmental communication—this collection explores the actual practice of international technical communicators who participate in government projects, corporate processes, nonprofit programs, and international agency work, demonstrating how technical communication theories such as participatory design, social justice, and ethics can help shape pragmatic environmental action. 2023-06-07T05:45:46Z 2023-06-07T05:45:46Z 2023 book 9781438491295 https://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/63367 eng application/epub+zip Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International external_content.epub SUNY Press State University of New York Press b818ba9d-2dd9-4fd7-a364-7f305aef7ee9 9781438491295 Knowledge Unlatched (KU) SUNY Press Knowledge Unlatched open access
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Climate change is one of the most significant challenges facing the global community in the twenty-first century. With its position at the border of people, technology, science, and communication, technical communication has a significant role to play in helping to solve these complex environmental problems. This collection of essays engages scholars and practitioners in a conversation about how the field has contributed to pragmatic and democratic action to address climate change. Compared to most prior work—which offers theoretical perspectives of environmental communication—this collection explores the actual practice of international technical communicators who participate in government projects, corporate processes, nonprofit programs, and international agency work, demonstrating how technical communication theories such as participatory design, social justice, and ethics can help shape pragmatic environmental action.
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