Has global environmental change impacted on the urban way of life and on urban policy? Research shows that climate change has become a major urban political issue, but what can one say about biodiversity? This paper will, firstly, examine the urban assemblage perspective, which presents itself as a new approach to urban theory. This approach has been criticized, but its remains valid as a way of making sense of emerging urban practices. Among these practices are urban policy on climate change and biodiversity. Secondly, the paper examines action plans on biodiversity in six Canadian metropolises. The conclusion asks whether taking into account global environmental change in urban planning leads to a new reshaping of large urban areas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Charbonneau, Étienne, Zekri, Catherine, Castellanos, Mariana, Kimvi, Serguei M., Saël, Emmanuel, Pli, D. Abel, Ainsley, Luc, and Adandé, H. Victor
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Several studies reveal a diversification of methods in contemporaneous Public Administration. This study takes systematic stock of and compares the research methods used over one decade of published research in two national journals in Public Administration. Research papers published in Canada, as well as in Australia, have apparently not followed methodological developments in the wider Public Administration community. Our systematic review revealed minor differences between these two communities : interviews and qualitative content analysis are popular in both samples, whereas quantitative methods remain basic. This particularity is not shared by Canadian political science research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Background: Canadian medical education programs are jointly accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of Canadian Medical Schools (CACMS) and by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME). A recently signed Memorandum of Understanding now provides CACMS with autonomy in the accreditation decision-making process of Canadian medical educatin programs. Analysis: This paper presents a brief overview of the accreditation process of Canadian medical education programs and of the context in which the new Canadian accreditation standards were developed. The new Canadian standards are available through the provided electronic link. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]