Communicating nature : how we create and understand environmental messages / Julia B. Corbett.

Washington, DC ; London : Island Press, [2006], ©2006.

xvi, 350 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-339) and index.

The formation of environmental beliefs -- A spectrum of environmental ideologies -- The links between environmental attitudes and behaviors -- Work and consumer culture -- Leisure in nature as commodity and entertainment -- Faint-green: advertising and the natural world -- Communicating the meaning of animals -- News media -- Battle for spin: the public relations industry -- Communication and social change.