R SOC375 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, Public Participation, Deliberative Democracy
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Midterm: monday february 22nd, short answer, worth 25% Lecture 1: public participation and con ict resolution and robert. Environmental decisions at columbia university are just a few examples: de ning environmental communication: distinctive roles of language, art, photographs, street protests, and even scienti c reports as different forms of symbolic action. Shannon-weaver model of communication - proposed a model that de ned human communication as simply the transmission of information from a source to a receiver. It is the vehicle or means which we use in problem solving and is often part of public education campaigns. Example - different images or constructions of nature may invite us to perceive forests and rivers as natural resources for use or exploitation, or as vital life support systems. While a campaign to protect a wilderness area uses pragmatic communication for planning a press conference, at the same time, it may invoke language that taps into cultural constructions of a pristine or unspoiled nature.
