State of Environment Reporting in an Age of Information Explosion
Presentation Abstract
Since the early 1970s 'State of Environment' reporting has been a globally recognized brand and approach for summarizing large amounts of environmental information for a defined region. State of Environment books or reports, typically comprised of a set of indicators, are designed to support informed decision making for governments, policy makers, and individuals. However, the reporting landscape has dramatically changed over the past half century. The amount, type and availability of data has proliferated, user and client needs for data and information have increased, and the way that people look for, digest, and share information has gone digital - all resulting in an age of 'information explosion'. I will talk about these drivers and some potential tools and approaches for modernizing environmental indicator reporting so that reporting products are accessible and engage a broad set of data and information producers, users and consumers.
Session Title
Softening Borders through Information Exchange: Monitoring and Indicator- Efforts Within and Across Boundaries in the Salish Sea
Conference Track
Policy and Management
Conference Name
Salish Sea Ecosystem Conference (2016 : Vancouver, B.C.)
Document Type
Event
Start Date
2016 12:00 AM
End Date
2016 12:00 AM
Location
2016SSEC
Type of Presentation
Oral
Genre/Form
conference proceedings; presentations (communicative events)
Contributing Repository
Digital content made available by University Archives, Heritage Resources, Western Libraries, Western Washington University.
Subjects – Topical (LCSH)
Mass media and the environment; Environmentalism--Press coverage
Geographic Coverage
Salish Sea (B.C. and Wash.)
Rights
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Type
Text
Language
English
Format
application/pdf
State of Environment Reporting in an Age of Information Explosion
2016SSEC
Since the early 1970s 'State of Environment' reporting has been a globally recognized brand and approach for summarizing large amounts of environmental information for a defined region. State of Environment books or reports, typically comprised of a set of indicators, are designed to support informed decision making for governments, policy makers, and individuals. However, the reporting landscape has dramatically changed over the past half century. The amount, type and availability of data has proliferated, user and client needs for data and information have increased, and the way that people look for, digest, and share information has gone digital - all resulting in an age of 'information explosion'. I will talk about these drivers and some potential tools and approaches for modernizing environmental indicator reporting so that reporting products are accessible and engage a broad set of data and information producers, users and consumers.
