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Introduction

Introduction Dan Brockington ABSTRACT: Measuring and being measured are some of the fundamental aspects of our worlds. Without them, we cannot live in our environments or function as social beings. But how we measure, and are measured, and to what ends and purposes, matters a great deal. Measurement does not just record; it shapes, changes, and constitutes things. It is not merely descriptive. It is creative. Th is introduction to the special issue explores how these themes of measurement are played out in diverse settings, including counting fi sh stocks, migration, social resilience, local measures of sustainability, oil exploitation, forest conservation, calculating ecosystem services, and measuring heat. Collectively, they provide a better understanding of how crucial measurements are formulated, and how they are and can be contested. KEYWORDS: apparatus, calculation, data, fact, indicator, measurement, metrics, monitoring, proxy Th e imperatives of measurement seem particularly prominent in today’s social environmental concerns. Th is is partly because of the problems diff erent societies and international bodies have set themselves to solve. Whether these be the monitoring required to meet climate change targets or prevent biodiversity loss, the formulation of indicators to track progress to meet the targets set for the Sustainable Development http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Environment and Society Berghahn Books

Introduction

Brockington, Dan
Environment and Society , Volume 8 (1) – Sep 1, 2017
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Abstract

Dan Brockington ABSTRACT: Measuring and being measured are some of the fundamental aspects of our worlds. Without them, we cannot live in our environments or function as social beings. But how we measure, and are measured, and to what ends and purposes, matters a great deal. Measurement does not just record; it shapes, changes, and constitutes things. It is not merely descriptive. It is creative. Th is introduction to the special issue explores how these themes of measurement are played out in diverse settings, including counting fi sh stocks, migration, social resilience, local measures of sustainability, oil exploitation, forest conservation, calculating ecosystem services, and measuring heat. Collectively, they provide a better understanding of how crucial measurements are formulated, and how they are and can be contested. KEYWORDS: apparatus, calculation, data, fact, indicator, measurement, metrics, monitoring, proxy Th e imperatives of measurement seem particularly prominent in today’s social environmental concerns. Th is is partly because of the problems diff erent societies and international bodies have set themselves to solve. Whether these be the monitoring required to meet climate change targets or prevent biodiversity loss, the formulation of indicators to track progress to meet the targets set for the Sustainable Development

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Environment and Society – Berghahn Books

Published: Sep 1, 2017

Keywords: apparatus;calculation;data;fact;indicator;measurement;metrics;monitoring;proxy

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