"Communicating Environmental Geoscience" ed. by D. G. E. Liverman, C.P.G. Pereira, B. Marker

This collection of papers addresses the issues surrounding communication of environmental geoscience. Geologists whose research deals with environmental problems such as landslides, floods, earthquakes and other natural hazards that affect people's health and safety, must communicate their results effectively to the public, policy makers and politicians.



There are many examples of geological studies being ignored in policy and public action; this is in due in part to geoscientists being poor communicators. These papers document issues in communicating environmental geoscience, outline successes and failures through case studies, describes ways in which geoscientists can improve communication skills and show how new methods can make communication more effective. LIVERMAN, D., PEREIRA, C. P. G. &MARKER, B. Communicating environmental geoscience: introduction NIELD, T. Altered priorities ahead; or how to develop fruitful relationships with the media BOYKOFF, M. T. Media and scientific communication: a case of climate change WARD, R. E. T. Good and bad practice in the communication of uncertainties associated with the relationship between climate change and weather-related natural disasters HERMELIN, M. & BEDOYA, G. Community participation in natural risk prevention: case histories from Colombia MAP:GAC PROJECT, Guidelines for landslide hazard mapping in the Andes: speaking one language DI GIULIO, G. M., PEREIRA, N.M. & DE FIGUEIREDO, B. R. Lead contamination, the media and risk communication: a case study from the Ribeira Valley, Brazil SCHMIDT-THOME, P. & KAULBARSZ, D. Communicating uncertainty in climate-change adaptation and decision support; further development of the Gdan´sk case study WALSBY, J. C. GeoSure; a bridge between geology and decision-makers ROYSE, K. R., REEVES, H. J. & GIBSON, A. R. The modelling and visualization of digital geoscientific data as a communication aid to land-use planning in the urban environment: an example from the Thames Gateway DONNELLY, L. J. Communication in geology: a personal perspective and lessons from volcanic, mining, exploration, geotechnical, police and geoforensic investigations CATTO, N. R. & PAREWICK, K. Hazard and vulnerability assessment and adaptive planning: mutual and multilateral community–researcher communication, Arctic Canada PETTERSON, M. G., TOLIA, D., CRONIN, S. J. & ADDISON, R. Communicating geoscience to indigenous people: examples from the Solomon Islands BARCLAY, J., HAYNES, K., MITCHELL, T., SOLANA, C., TEEUW, R., DARNELL, A., CROSWELLER, H. S., COLE, P., PYLE, D., LOWE, C., FEARNLEY, C. & KELMAN, I. Framing volcanic risk communication within disaster risk reduction: finding ways for the social and physical sciences to work together SIMPSON, C. J. Communicating environmental geoscience; Australian communication pathways MARKER, B. Communication of geoscience information in public administration: UK experiences LIVERMAN, D. G. E. Environmental geoscience; communication challenges Index