The Rise and Rise of Indicators Their History and Geography
Auteur : Morse Stephen
This book makes indicators more accessible, in terms of what they are, who created them and how they are used. It examines the subjectivity and human frailty behind these quintessentially ?hard? and technical measures of the world.
To achieve this goal, The Rise and Rise of Indicators presents the world in terms of a selected set of indicators. The emphasis is upon the origins of the indicators and the motivation behind their creation and evolution. The ideas and assumptions behind the indicators are made transparent to demonstrate how changes to them can dramatically alter the ranking of countries that emerge. They are, after all, human constructs and thus embody human biases. The book concludes by examining the future of indicators and the author sets out some possible trajectories, including the growing emphasis on indicators as important tools in the Sustainable Development Goals that have been set for the world up until 2030.
This is a valuable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in the areas of economics, sociology, geography, environmental studies, development studies, area studies, business studies, politics and international relations.
Foreword: Triffids as indicators 1. The World in Numbers 2. Economic Indices 3. Human Development Index 4. Ecological Footprint 5. Environmental Performance Index 6. Poverty, Inequality and Vulnerability indices 7. Happy Planet Index 8. Corruption Perception Index 9. Seeking relationships 10. Where are we going?
Stephen Morse is Chair in Systems Analysis for Sustainability at the University of Surrey, UK.
Date de parution : 05-2019
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World Development Report; Human Development Index; Night Light Data; Climate Change; UK Sport; Genuine Progress Index; Environmental policy; DMSP; Environmental studies; Happy Planet Index; Sustainable Development Goal Index; Vice Versa; Headcount Ratio; EPI; sustainable development; Atkinson Index; Corruption Perception Index; Gdp Data; Indicators; SDG Indicator; Country comparisons; Gdp Growth; Datasets; ESI; Environmental indicators; World Happiness Report; Tv Programme Producer; Human bias; Olympic Medal Table; Human constructs; National Footprint Accounts; Indicator creation and measurement; DMSP Satellite; Indicator science; Cantril Ladder; Indicators and indices; Gallup World Poll; Linkages; HI; Poverty indicators; SDG Framework; Sustainability; logic behind indicators; visual indicators; sustainable development goals; human frailty; gross domestic product