Essential Concepts of Science Communication: An A-Z Guide (A-Z Guides for Environment and Sustainability)

This A-Z guide provides readers with a comprehensive overview of fifty core concepts in the global field of science communication.It explains the origins and research foundations of each essential concept, analyses how they have been applied in different scholarly and professional contexts and demonstrates their use as guides to action. When governments proclaim they want to improve scientific literacy and enhance public trust in science, when universities promise to promote public engagement with research and when funders require scientists to demonstrate the impact of their research on society, they are all using core concepts from the field of science communication.Essential Concepts of Science Communication defines and explains these key concepts and terms in an accessible and easy-to-navigate overview.It illustrates how these concepts relate to each other and connect more broadly to other ideas and disciplines, as well as including extensive references recommendations for further