- Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
- SDI Inventory, Organized by Framework Element
- Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
Environmental Processes
Alteration by Natural Events Definition: Changes in an endowment brought about by short-term, localized, naturally occuring phenomena. This includes all weather (e.g., storms), goelogical (e.g., earthquakes), and hydrological events (e.g., floods).
Candidate SDI:
- Natural Disaster Loss (254 UN CSD)
- Definition: Human and economic loss due to natural disasters. Floor area per person (m )
- Issue: Environment Quality/Natural Disasters
- Alteration by Natural Events Characteristic: Amount of Money
Extreme Weather Events Definition: Changes to endowments due to extreme meteorlogical events, including storms, lightning, floods, tornados, hurricanes, and hail.
Candidate SDI:
- Tornado Frequency (208 NOAA)
- Definition: Tornado frequency
- Issue: Environment Quality/Natural Disasters
- Extreme Weather Events Characteristic: Number of Storms
- Tropical Cyclones (205 NOAA)
- Definition: Tropical cyclones (frequency & intensity)
- Issue: Environment Quality/Natural Disasters
- Extreme Weather Events Characteristic: Number of Storms
- XtraCyclone (206 NOAA)
- Definition: XtraCyclone
- Issue: Environment Quality/Natural Disasters
- Extreme Weather Events Characteristic: Number of Storms