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Author Herve-Bazin, Celine

Title Water Communication : Analysis of Strategies and Campaigns from the Water Sector / edited by Celine Herve-Bazin
Published London : IWA Publishing, 2014
©2014

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Description 1 online resource (xxi, 206 pages) : illustrations
Contents Cover -- Copyright -- Contents -- About the authors -- Acknowledgements -- Preface -- Foreword to “Water Communication� -- Main Results -- 1. Scope of Water Communication -- 1.1 Information and Communication Sciences, A Short Definition and Glossary -- 1.1.1 In Short -- 1.2 The International Recognition of Water Communication -- 1.2.1 The Role of the UN -- 1.2.2 The IWRM, A Paradigm Shift to Water Management -- 1.2.3 The Emergence of Research on Water Communication -- 1.2.4 In Summary -- 1.3 Heritage and Influences of Communication Sciences
1.3.1 The Heritage of Communication on the Environment, Sustainability and Resources1.3.1.1 The Key Influence of Environmental Communication -- 1.3.1.2 Influence from Sustainable Development Communication -- 1.3.1.3 Other Natural Resources Communications -- 1.3.2 Other Main Heritages from Communication Sciences -- 1.3.2.1 Religious and Symbols: Water Social and Cultural Representations -- 1.3.2.2 Health Communication: From Public to Personal Perceptions -- 1.3.2.2.1 The importance of water quality and combat against waterborne diseases
1.3.2.2.2 Water security, emergencies and crisis communication1.3.2.2.3 Drinking habits, nutrition and alimentation -- 1.3.2.2.4 Curative values to welfare and beauty -- 1.3.2.3 Communication for Development -- 1.3.2.4 Risk Communication -- 1.3.2.5 Right and Legal Aspects, Political Communication -- 1.3.2.6 Public Communication, Responsible Communication -- 1.3.2.7 Scientific Communication -- 1.3.2.8 Discourses on Cities -- 1.3.3 In Summary -- 2. History of Water Communication -- 2.1 From Thermal Cures to Tap Water: Health, Science and Risk Communication
2.2 From Infrastructures to Societies: Environmental, Development & Public Communication2.3 From Water Right to Water Citizenship: Political, Legal & Responsible Communication -- 2.4 In Summary -- 3. From Water Epistemology to Slogans -- 3.1 Water Epistemology -- 3.2 Water Linguistics -- 3.2.1 Chemical Resource -- 3.2.2 Natural Resource -- 3.2.3 Potable Resource -- 3.2.4 Accessed Water -- 3.3 Water Visual Identity -- 3.3.1 Water Symbols -- 3.3.2 Water Colours -- 3.3.3 Water Design -- 3.3.3.1 The Drop -- 3.3.3.2 The Wave, The Flow and The Vessel
3.3.3.3 The Circle/The Globe3.3.3.4 The Human Being -- 3.3.3.5 The Cycle -- 3.3.4 Water Iconography -- 3.4 Water Slogans -- 3.4.1 Water is Life: A Common Good -- 3.4.2 Water for all: Water Access; Sanitation for all: Decent Life -- 3.4.3 Dirty Water Kills Babies, Children and People: Water Quality -- 3.4.4 Every Drop Counts: Water Ethics -- 3.4.5 Water is a Human Right: Water Governance -- 3.4.6 Save Water: Water Scarcity -- 3.4.7 Water, The Blue Gold: Water Economy -- 4. Research Areas -- 4.1 Survey on Water Communication -- 4.2 Overview of Research Areas
Summary "The book facilitates coordination within the water sector and its organizations as water is a wide field of applications where inadequate words and language undrestatnding between its stakeholders is one of the main obstacles today ..."--Back cover
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references
Notes Print version record
Subject Water resources development -- Social aspects
Business communication.
SCIENCE -- Applied Sciences.
Business communication
Water resources development -- Social aspects
Form Electronic book
Author Cameron, John, 1947-
World Health Organization
ISBN 9781780405223
1780405227