Sustainable Development and Green Communication: African and Asian Perspectives

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Introduction: Imperatives for a Sustainable Future....Pages 1-39
Front Matter....Pages 41-41
Sustainable Development and Climate Change: Beyond the Rio + 20 Summit....Pages 43-57
Future Imperatives of Practice: The Challenges of Climate Change....Pages 58-77
A Synergy of Gross National Happiness and Sufficiency Economy: Implications for Development Communication in Sustainable Social Change....Pages 78-94
Environmental Communication from the Fringes to Mainstream: Creating a Paradigm Shift in Sustainable Development....Pages 95-109
Front Matter....Pages 111-111
Information and Communication Technologies for African Development: Proportional Technologies and an Ethics of Uses....Pages 113-129
A Role for Universities in ICT for Development Interventions....Pages 130-144
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Communicating the True Ecological Cost of Development: Addressing Development and Environment in Orissa, India....Pages 147-169
Socio-cultural Perspectives on Sustainability of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, HIV and Pregnancy Prevention among Thai Students in Bangkok....Pages 170-186
Factors that Stand in the Way of Green Communication in Africa....Pages 187-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
Future Challenges for Communication for Sustainable Development and Social Change....Pages 209-217
Back Matter....Pages 218-220