Measuring the environment: metrics that guide science, policy and resilience – a way to make sense, to survive, to share.
Imagine you are advising a government on where to invest in climate resilience. Now ask yourself — what data are you relying on? Who built the numbers you’re using? And what might be missing?
In my work, I have spent years developing and applying metrics – to measure climate hazards, environmental risks, vulnerability, and policy performance.
Metrics help us navigate complexity. They simplify, prioritise, and guide decisions across science, policy, and practice. But they also carry assumptions, trade-offs, and blind spots.
This is a story about metrics — and a quiet reflection on how we might use them with greater care, clarity, and intent.
Date:
9 July 2025, 12:00
Venue:
Dyson Perrins Building, off South Parks Road OX1 3QY
Venue Details:
Desert Room, School of Geography and the Environment
Speaker:
Dr Anna Freeman (Centre for Environmental Policy, Imperial College London)
Organising department:
Environmental Change Institute
Organiser:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
avidesh.seenath@eci.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Dr Avidesh Seenath (Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford)
Part of:
ECM Brown Bag Seminar Series
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Avidesh Seenath
