Barkemeyer, R and Holt, D (2011) Media coverage of sustainable development issues - attention cycles or punctuated equilibrium? Sustainable Development, forthc. ISSN 0968-0802
Abstract
Over the last two decades there has been a marked change in the way that the public perceives environmental issues and the concepts associated with sustainable development. Few would argue that this has moved into the mainstream of public consciousness. Coverage of sustainability related concepts within the media, as illustrated by a sample of 112 worldwide newspapers, shows a clear upward trajectory. Taking the example of climate change and sustainable development, this paper explores this increasing coverage, and arguably awareness, of sustainability concepts, and considers parallels with the concepts of punctuated equilibrium and issue-attention cycles.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Keywords: | punctuated equilibrium, issue-attention cycle, climate change, sustainable development |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 28 Mar 2011 08:53 |
Last Modified: | 04 Nov 2016 03:41 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/sd.460 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | John Wiley & Sons |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/sd.1460 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:42927 |