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Local media coverage of wildfire disasters: An analysis of problems and solutions in policy narratives:
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In the public policy literature, natural disasters can garner the attention of public policy researchers as discussed by the authors, and many communities face increasing vulnerability to the risks posed by natural hazards, such as floods, wildfires, and hurricanes.Abstract:
Many communities face increasing vulnerability to the risks posed by natural hazards, such as floods, wildfires, and hurricanes. In the public policy literature, natural disasters can garner the at...read more
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A narrative policy framework analysis of wildfire policy discussions in two Colorado communities: wildfire policy framework analysis
TL;DR: The authors examined media coverage from two cases of catastrophic wildfire in Colorado, United States, to understand the evolving policy narratives over time, with specific attention to three key Narrative Policy Framework variables: policy problems, solutions, and characters.
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During Disaster: Refining the Concept of Focusing Events to Better Explain Long-Duration Crises
TL;DR: A chorus of popular commentators has come to label the COVID-19 pandemic as a "focusing event" capable of yielding broad social and political change across virtually every sector of society.
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One size does not fit all: Framing smart city policy narratives within regional socio-economic contexts in Brussels and Wallonia
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examine the smart city strategies developed by the Wallonia and Brussels-capital regions during the 2014-2019 period and show that there is no one-size-fit-all approach to smart urbanism.
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