Desirable Characteristics of the Working Draft Framework

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A framework should have several general characteristics to make it useful in identifying and organizing indicators:

  1. UNDERSTANDABLE: People from diverse disciplines should find the framework easy to understand and explain.

  2. ALL-INCLUSIVE: The framework must be all inclusive: all elements of Earth system should fit. This assures consideration of all possible alternatives during the selection of Sustainable Development Indicators.

  3. EXPANDABLE: The framework must be very general at its highest level, yet be expandable to greater detail.

  4. COMPATABLE: The framework should be compatible with other frameworks and concepts used in indicator development and sustainable development in general.

  5. INTERNALLY CONSISTENT: The different elements within the framework should be consistent with each other.