Climate Change and Environmental Communication in Asia: Media and Popular Culture Perspectives on Human Health and Wellness
摘要
The present chapter aims to survey the current state of the climate change and environmental communication field across Asia. This work is organized as follows: the first section presents a brief overview of the historical and theoretical foundations of climate change and environmental communication in Asia. The second section represents a concise review of the dynamics and politics of the production process and the profile of the three sectors (government, private and nonprofit) in the developed countries of the region: China, Hong Kong, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan. Albeit all in Asia, these countries have adopted particular development and growth trajectories regarding climate change communication, environmental activism, and governmental policies with different outcomes, undoubtedly shaped by specific sociocultural and political contexts. Climate change-related health issues, concerns and risks are presented for each country mentioned above. The third section advances two new concepts, eco-VR and eco-AR, focusing on the cultural and media representations of climate change and the environment in a diverse range of Asian media genres. Such framing connects with intertwined dimensions of environmental justice and Asian entertainment, shaped accordingly to create solidarity among Asian countries, which are collective societies by excellence. The final section concludes with an outlook on the field from a regional and sociocultural perspective and suggests new research directions.