Dr Sam Illingworth S.Illingworth@napier.ac.uk
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Representing the majority and not the minority: the importance of the individual in communicating climate change
Illingworth, Sam; Bell, Alice; Capstick, Stuart; Corner, Adam; Forster, Piers; Leigh, Rosie; Loro�o Leturiondo, Maria; Muller, Catherine; Richardson, Harriett; Shuckburgh, Emily
Authors
Alice Bell
Stuart Capstick
Adam Corner
Piers Forster
Rosie Leigh
Maria Loro�o Leturiondo
Catherine Muller
Harriett Richardson
Emily Shuckburgh
Abstract
This research presents three case studies, through which a creative approach to developing dialogue around climate change is outlined. By working with three distinct communities and encouraging them to discuss and write poetry about how climate change affects them, we demonstrate how such an approach might be adopted at this level. By analysing the discussions and poetry that arose out of these workshops we show how this community-level approach to communicating climate change is an essential counterpart to wider-scale quantitative research. The engagement of each community with climate change is dependent on the lived experiences of their members; a failure to recognize this results in less effective communications and can also cause communities to feel isolated and helpless. By considering the individual needs and aspirations of these communities we can support effective dialogue around the topic of climate change, and in doing so can better engender positive action against the negative effects of anthropogenic climate change.
Citation
Illingworth, S., Bell, A., Capstick, S., Corner, A., Forster, P., Leigh, R., …Shuckburgh, E. (2018). Representing the majority and not the minority: the importance of the individual in communicating climate change. Geoscience Communication, 1(1), 9-24. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-1-9-2018
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Sep 25, 2018 |
Online Publication Date | Oct 10, 2018 |
Publication Date | 2018 |
Deposit Date | Feb 15, 2021 |
Publicly Available Date | Feb 19, 2021 |
Journal | Geoscience Communication |
Publisher | European Geosciences Union |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 1 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 9-24 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-1-9-2018 |
Public URL | http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/2736896 |
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