Narrating sustainability through storytelling / edited by Daniel Fischer, [and three others].

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Fischer, Daniel, 1978- editor.

Series:

Routledge-SCORAI Studies in Sustainable Consumption

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Storytelling in education.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (157 pages)

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon, England ; New York, New York : Routledge, [2023]

Summary:

"Stories and narratives are powerful tools for explaining the world around us. This book explores storytelling as a way of engaging audiences with sustainable development issues and reflects on the opportunities and limitations of storytelling for sustainability as an innovative approach to sustainability communication. Bringing together voices and perspectives from research and practice, this volume explores the ways in which storytelling can support change toward sustainability. Unlike other anthologies, the book first provides a sound scientific basis by unfolding the storytelling approach and presenting empirical studies on its impact on sustainability. It clarifies important terms and presents recent findings on the impact of storytelling for sustainability from an extensive three-year research project on this question. The second part shows how storytelling can be used in different fields of practice to communicate sustainability in more engaging and effective ways. Here, the main focus is on case-based accounts of positive change, but also tensions, arising from the application of storytelling for sustainability in journalism, higher education, corporate communication or science communication. Combining theory with practical examples, this innovative book will be a great resource for students and scholars of environmental communication and sustainable development, as well as professionals working in related fields".

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Series

Title

Copyright

Contents

Foreword

List of Contributors

Prologue

Of Sustainability and Storytelling - An Introduction to This Book

Part I Research Perspectives

1 SusTelling: Storytelling for Sustainability

2 Does Storytelling for Sustainability Work? An Experiment

3 SusTelling in the Reception Lab - On How Young Adults Perceive Storytelling for Sustainability

Part II Practice Perspectives

4 Telling Your Own Stories: Teaching and Learning Storytelling

5 Storytelling for Sustainability in Higher Education

6 Storytelling for Sustainability and Constructive Journalism: A Perfect Pair?

7 Learning From Humboldt - Storytelling as a Method of Science Communication

8 Storytelling in Corporate Communications - When, Why, and How Storytelling Works in Personnel Training

Epilogue

Storytelling for Sustainability: A Preliminary Conclusion

Index.

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-00-332614-5

1-003-32614-5

1-000-80081-4

9781003326144

OCLC:

1347048567