Analysis of the epistemological assumptions that shaped environmental communication and the opportunity for discipline reconstruction

This article analizes the epistemological assumptions that have shaped the environmental communication (EC) in Spain and Latin America. It was established that Iberoamerican authors who have studied the EC do not consider the notion of environment; they are limited to presenting strategies which pro...

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Autor: Cuesta Moreno, Oscar Julián
Formato: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:Ecuador
Recursos:Revista CHASQUI
Repositorio:Revista CHASQUI
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:ojs.www.ciespal.org:article/2484
Acesso em linha:https://revistachasqui.org/index.php/chasqui/article/view/2484
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palavra-chave:relationality
enaction
Good Living
environment
relacionalidad
enacción
Buen Vivir
ambiente
comunicación
relacionalidade
enação
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Resumo:This article analizes the epistemological assumptions that have shaped the environmental communication (EC) in Spain and Latin America. It was established that Iberoamerican authors who have studied the EC do not consider the notion of environment; they are limited to presenting strategies which promote environmentally- friendly behaviors. In addition, this article proposes the EC notion of environment to be extended, resorting to the categories of relationality, enaction and the Good Living. Finally, this article recommends environmental communicators to cultivate a self-analysis enabling them to identify biological and cultural heritages which, unconsciously, shape their notion of environment and their relation with nature.