Multi-Stakeholder Contribution in Asian Environmental Communication

Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh holds a PhD in Environmental Communication from the Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Germany. After receiving his PhD in 2016, he started his career as Senior Lecturer at the School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM). He was appointed Chairperson of Undergraduate Studies at the School of Communication, USM from 2019 to 2021. Since 2022, he has been Deputy Dean of Academics, Careers and International at the same school. His areas of specialisation are environmental communication and sustainability communication. He recently completed his research grants on Islamic environmental communication and sustainable university branding in Malaysia. He is currently leading the national research on sustainable lifestyles in Malaysia. He is also the main editor of the book Sustainability Communication across Asia: Fundamental Principles, Digital Strategies and Community Engagement published by Routledge in 2022. Shaidatul Akma Adi Kasuma completed her PhD studies in Arts Education at the Centre of Education Studies, University of Warwick, United Kingdom. Prior to that, she obtained her Master’s in Linguistics from Universiti Malaya and Bachelor in Science with Education (TESL) from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. She is interested in the areas of Technology in Language Learning, Higher Education, Discourse Analysis, and Applied Linguistics. Her publication is mainly in language learning education, and she looks forward to expanding her language and linguistics interests to more niche areas. Huang Miao is Associate Professor at the School of Animation and Digital Arts, Communication University of China, Nanjing. He is a PhD student at the School of Communication, Universiti Sains Malaysia under the supervision of Dr Mohamad Saifudin Mohamad Saleh and Associate Professor Dr Izzal Asnira Zolkepli. His main research areas are social media, sustainability, and game development.

Introduction

1 Environmental Communication: The Asian Experiences

HUANG MIAO, MOHAMAD SAIFUDIN MOHAMAD SALEH, AND SHAIDATUL AKMA ADI KASUMA

2 Roles of Universities and Academic Researchers in Environmental Communication in Thailand

TEERADA CHONGKOLRATTANAPORN

3 Communication and Stakeholder Engagement in Japan’s SDG Process: A Focus on Environmental Aspects

NOBUE AMANUMA, SHINJI ONODA, AND SIMON HØIBERG OLSEN

4 Multi-Stakeholder Dialogue in Environmental Communications to Advance Sustainable Environment in Nglanggeran Village, Gunung Kidul Yogjakarta, Indonesia

YANI HENDRAYANI

5 Environmental Communication Through Environmental Documentaries in Iran

FARZAD GHOLAMI AND SIRVAN ABDI

6 Islamic Environmental Communication Towards Environmentally Sustainable Lifestyles in Malaysia

MOHAMAD SAIFUDIN MOHAMAD SALEH, ALI MEHELLOU, AND BAHIYAH OMAR

7 Role of Environmental NGOs in Raising Awareness and Promoting Environmental Campaigns in Bangladesh

MAHFUZA PARVEEN

8 Challenging Gender Roles in the Environmental Issues: The Role of Brand Activism in Thai Media and Communication Strategies

SMITH BOONCHUTIMA AND CHANAJAI TONSAITHONG

9 Sustainable Environment: The Intersection of Environmental and Political Communication in Pakistan to Overcome Environmental Challenges

REHAN TARIQ AND SOBIA SHAHZAD

10 Social Media and Green Consumption Behaviour of Generation Z

RIZKI BRIANDANA, SRI HESTI, AND NINDYTA AISYAH DWITYAS

11 Greenfluencer and Environmental Communication in Malaysia

MOHAMAD SAIFUDIN MOHAMAD SALEH

12 Environmental Communication Among Social Media Entrepreneurs

SHAIDATUL AKMA ADI KASUMA

13 Citizen Environmental Communication: Application of Malaysia MADANI Concept Towards Knowledgeable and Green Society

RANI ANN BALARAMAN, SHARIFAH NADIAH SYED MUKHIAR, AND NUR ATIKAH A. RAHMAN

14 Environmental Communication on Indonesian Waste Management and Mobile Apps Data Identification

ANNA AGUSTINA AND SISWANTINI

15 Environmental Games in China and the Role of Game Companies

HUANG MIAO, MOHAMAD SAIFUDIN MOHAMAD SALEH, AND ZHANG TONG

Conclusion

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