'Bringing together the foremost scholars in the field and examining environmental communication from a wide variety of angles and theoretical perspectives, this Handbook is a crucial addition to existing literature. It looks at all the relevant arenas and actors, and accurately maps recent developments in theory and practice. The greatest value of this volume resides however in the thorough and insightful nature of the reviews offered in its chapters: a must for any course on environmental communication and anyone interested in learning about the area.' Anabela Carvalho, Associate Professor at the Department of Communication Sciences of the University of Minho, Portugal 'In this timely and comprehensive handbook, Hansen and Cox expertly organize the growing body of research in the area of environmental communication - growing in volume, importance and impact. The scope of the Handbook is a testament to the maturity of the field; it will serve as an indispensable reference for students and practitioners of communication about the natural world and our role in it.' Lee Ahern, Associate Professor, College of Communications, Penn State University, USA, and Chair of the International Environmental Communication Association 'Celebrating achievements whilst acknowledging challenges is a difficult balance to accomplish. Hansen and Cox's Handbook expertly navigates the past, present and future study of environment and communication to offer a highly engaging account of this multidisciplinary field. With passion and authority, the editors and authors of this volume demonstrate the significance of communication to the multiple practices and politics of the environment.

In doing so, they remind us of how far the field has come since the 1970s, whilst providing an ethical and critical basis for future research practice.'Julie Doyle, Reader in Media Studies, University of Brighton, UK "The Routledge Handbook of Environment and Communication is a collection of works devoted to the environment, one of the top critical global concerns today. This book is a multidisciplinary and international assembly of works that explore, theorize, and examine core concepts in environment and communication that "can help, not only to understand the centrality of communication processes and communications media in the public sphere, but political definition, elaboration and contestation of environmental issues and problems" Diane Martinez, assistant professor of professional and technical communication, Western Carolina University.