The Nature of Data: Infrastructures, Environments, Politics Goldstein Jenny
The Nature of Data: Infrastructures, Environments, Politics Goldstein Jenny When we look at some of the most pressing issues in environmental politics today, it is hard to avoid data technologies.…
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The Nature of Data: Infrastructures, Environments, Politics Goldstein Jenny
When we look at some of the most pressing issues in environmental politics today, it is hard to avoid data technologies. This collection as a whole makes the argument that we cannot fully understand the current conjuncture in critical, global environmental politics without understanding the role of data platforms, devices, standards, and institutions. Big data, artificial intelligence, and data dashboards all promise "revolutionary" advances in the speed and scale at which governments, corporations, conservationists, and even individuals can respond to environmental challenges.By bringing together scholars from geography, anthropology, science and technology studies, and ecology, The Nature of Data explores how the digital realm is a significant site in which environmental politics are waged.
In particular, The Nature of Data addresses the contested practices of
The Age of Data
The Politics of Hunger
Politics of the Police