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The data game: Measurement, uncertainty, and the challenge of quality
Author(s) -
Frankel Carl
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
environmental quality management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.249
H-Index - 27
eISSN - 1520-6483
pISSN - 1088-1913
DOI - 10.1002/tqem.3310070205
Subject(s) - quality (philosophy) , component (thermodynamics) , sustainable development , data quality , computer science , environmental economics , risk analysis (engineering) , management science , data science , environmental resource management , business , economics , epistemology , marketing , political science , philosophy , law , metric (unit) , physics , thermodynamics
“Measurement, Uncertainty, and the Challenge of Quality,” by Carl Frankel, argues that corporations expect too much of science and measurement, in parallel with a culture that is similarly disposed. While science and measurement are essential to environmental progress, they are also limited in important and often overlooked ways. For instance, risk assessment provides only grossly approximate answers, and subjective quality—a central component of sustainable development—is rarely measured at all. New strategies for measuring the qualitative aspects of experience are urgently required.