Community Interests and Indicator System Success

摘要: Testing the validity of indicator systems is a task almost always left to scientific community, in standard practice and keeping with quest for objectivity prevalent politics society as whole. This paper calls reinvigorated agenda within indicators research question this develop alternative methodologies test validity, legitimacy impacts systems. The assumptions are not realistic contemporary policy contexts. As result, community only stake assessing an system; it perhaps even most important one. Four other types distinct interests design, use identified. First elected officials, whose positions power make their perspective unique; second engaged publics, made clear by principles participatory deliberative democracy; third communities cultural difference; fourth professional communities. unique relationship each these has systems, thus tests challenges offered indicators, discussed through case study public participation process development new set regional sustainability Vancouver, Canada. evidence suggests questions scholars studies who seek better understand paths barriers implementation impact practice, well lessons local practices.