Cover; Contents; Foreword; Preface; 1 -- Introduction; 2 -- The Sustainability Discourse; 3 -- Prioritising Sustainable Development; 4 -- Communicating and Framing Sustainability; 5 -- The Indian Environment and Sustainability Discourse; 6 -- Making Sense of Sustainability: Exploring Elite Public Discourse; 7 -- Media Construction of Environment and Sustainability; 8 -- Framing the Future of Sustainability; Bibliography; Index; About the Author
Summary
The book analyses the role of media and communication in negotiating the meaning of environment and sustainability in the developmental context of India. As part of the global development discourse, it has become necessary to refocus on the meanings attributed to environment, sustainability, and sustainable development at the local and national level. The impact of these globally generated imperatives on a democratic, fast-developing nation like India is determined by the extent to which meaning negotiation through discourse aids their acceptance within societ
