A Nation Fragmented: The Public Agenda in the Information Age by Jill A.Edy and Patrick C.Meirick. Philadelphia, Temple University Press, 2019. 278 pp. Paper, $34.95.

O tema “cidades inteligentes e sustentáveis” que está no topo da agenda pública de debates sobre planejamento urbano condensa uma multiplicidade de sentidos e que tangencia as atuais fronteiras, partindo do horizonte reflexivo da área. Busca-se avançar em direção à construção dos conceitos relacionados ao tema de forma a contribuir para o fornecimento de subsídios para o avanço teórico da área de planejamento urbano e regional no Brasil. O texto será dividido em duas partes. A primeira discorrerá sobre os desafios conceituais do tema, tentando identificar as vozes e os discursos por trás da ideia de “cidades inteligentes e sustentáveis”. Este primeiro item tentará responder à pergunta: é possível, hoje, extrair uma unidade conceitual mínima em torno dessa ideia? Qual? The theme of "smart and sustainable cities" at the top of the public agenda of debates on urban planning condenses a multiplicity of meanings and that touches current boundaries, starting from the reflective horizon of the area. It seeks to advance towards the construction of concepts related to the theme in order to contribute to the provision of subsidies for the theoretical advancement of urban and regional planning in Brazil. The text will be divided into two parts. The first will discuss the conceptual challenges of the theme, trying to identify the voices and discourses behind the idea of "smart and sustainable cities". This first item will attempt to answer the question: is it possible today to extract a minimal conceptual unity around this idea? What?

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La couverture médiatique des accommodements raisonnables dans la presse écrite québécoise : Vérification de l’hypothèse du tsunami médiatique

Canadian Journal of Communication ◽

10.22230/cjc.2010v35n3a2309 ◽

2010 ◽

Vol 35 (3) ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Thierry Giasson ◽

Colette Brin ◽

Marie-Michèle Sauvageau

Keyword(s):

Social Issue ◽

Public Debate ◽

Reasonable Accommodation ◽

Press Coverage ◽

The Public ◽

Public Agenda ◽

Short Period ◽

The Media ◽

Media Hype ◽

Over Time

ABSTRACT From March 2006 to May 2008, the province of Québec engaged in a contentious public debate on diversity and reasonable accommodation practices. This study examines the evolution of press coverage in eleven Québec dailies dedicated to the issue of reasonable accommodation over the intensive twelve-month period during which the concept entered the public agenda. We examine the “media tsunami” hypothesis, an expanded version of the media hype theory developed by Vasterman (2005). The hypothesis posits that the media, in dealing with an emergent social issue in a relatively short period of time, amplify the importance of the issue through successive waves of press coverage that gain in intensity and magnitude over time. In doing so, they can manufacture social “crises.”RÉSUMÉ De mars 2006 à mai 2008, le Québec a été secoué par un débat sociétal sur la question de la gestion de la diversité culturelle et du principe d’accommodement raisonnable. Cette étude s’intéresse à l’évolution de la couverture du concept d’accommodement raisonnable dans la presse écrite québécoise au cours de la période intensive du traitement médiatique où le terme est entré dans le discours public. L’article examine l’hypothèse du « tsunami médiatique », une version plus étoffée de la théorie du media hype mise de l’avant par Vasterman (2005). L’hypothèse de la déferlante médiatique pose que l’enjeu en question est une création médiatique dont la couverture en amplifie l’importance sociétale et peut générer une inquiétude au sein de la société. Les données tirées d’une analyse exhaustive du contenu de onze journaux québécois révèlent que la couverture produite par la presse écrite de la question des accommodements raisonnables représente un cas typique de « tsunami médiatique. »

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Untold benefits of healthy eating

Early Years Educator ◽

10.12968/eyed.2022.23.6.7 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 23 (6) ◽

pp. 7-7

Author(s):

Annabel Karmel

Keyword(s):

Healthy Eating ◽

Health Crisis ◽

The Public ◽

Public Agenda

The last two years have been dominated by discussion of the COVID-19 pandemic, however, there is another health crisis across our country that has fallen somewhat off the public agenda.

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