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INVITATION: This spreadsheet is a open call for resources that explore how digital media is being (or could be) used to communicate or meaningfully mobilize action on environmental sustainability / climate change. Please contribute information on published articles, projects, events and contacts for people who are contributing to these ideas!!
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key terms: digital media, sustainability, climate change, communication, social mobilization
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Project of
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GRAND Networks of Centres of Excellence http://www.grand-nce.ca/
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Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions http://www.pics.uvic.ca/
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Definitions
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Digital Media: simulations, animations, serious gaming, social networking, new media, geomatics, GIS, visualizations, mobile, etc. "Applications that comprise significant multimedia elements founded on innovative gaming, simulation, animation, and graphics principles that may be integrated with rich text and enabled for delivery using a range of platforms from mobile devices to large screen displays," (GRAND website).
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Environmental Sustainability: healthy ecosystem components and functions that meets the needs of today and future generations. (Note: this of course, relies on close interactions with social and economic sustainability, but we're focusing specifically here on environmental aspects...)
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Climate Change: changes in the climate due to human activity resulting in (regionally varied) changes in precipitation, frequency and intensity of extreme weather events, species extinctions, and agricultural yields.
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Researcher
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Susanna Haas Lyons, MA Candidate 2011, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, The University of British Columbia. e: susanna.haas.lyons@gmail.com
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