Contents Figure list .......................................................................................................6 Definitions ......................................................................................................7 Pictoral glossary for diagrams .....................................................................8 Abstract ..........................................................................................................9 1. Introduction................................................................................................ 10 1.1 Globalisation, urbanisation and climate change ...................................... 10 1.2 Paper structure ........................................................................................ 11 2. Literature review ...................................................................................... 12 2.1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 12 2.2 Earthrise, the image and our interconnected place in the world .............. 12 2.3 What is a climate-resilient community? ................................................... 13 2.4 Asset-Based Community Development and its relationship to climate change .......................................................................................................... 14 2.5 Participatory art and the creation of the citizen-producer ........................ 17 2.6 The call for creative, community engagement with climate change ......... 18 2.7 But how? The gap in guidance for artists and facilitators ........................ 19 2.8 Literature review analysis ........................................................................ 20 3. Methodology ............................................................................................ 22 3.1 Research question, methodology and aim .............................................. 22 3.2 Narrative, my story and research position ............................................... 22 3.4 Focus on Bristol....................................................................................... 23 3.5 Introduction of interviewees ..................................................................... 23 3.5.1 Table 1: Interviewee's details and selection justification ................... 24 3.6 Coding process and sub-questions ......................................................... 25 3.6.1 Table 2: Questions, related codes and interviews ............................ 26 3.7 Recognising research limitations ............................................................. 26 3.8 Future research and development ........................................................... 27 4. Can visual communication bring climate academia and science to the mainstream? ................................................................................................ 28 4.1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 28 4.2 The single image and action on climate change ...................................... 28 4.3 The distance from the polar bear: un-relatable clichĂŠs in environmental imagery ......................................................................................................... 30 4.4 Graphs versus illustrations in catalysing action on climate change ......... 33 4.5 Conclusion............................................................................................... 35 5. Can participatory art inspire action at an institutional level? ............. 36 5.1 Introduction.............................................................................................. 36 5.2 Telling it is not enough: moving beyond the environmental exhibition ..... 37 5.3 Critical pedagogy in action: creatively campaigning from within an institution ....................................................................................................... 39 5.4 Conclusion............................................................................................... 42
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