Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
SDI Inventory, Organized by Issue
Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
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Environmental Equity

Definition: Fair and impartial access to clean air, water, and soil regardless of economic or social status

Candidate SDI:

Environmental Equity (12 PCSD)
Definition: exposure by income level
SDI Framework Element: Ecological Capacity (1.2.1)
Element Characteristic: Number of People

Gender Equity

Definition: Fairness or lack thereof related directly to sexual identification

Candidate SDI:

Income of Women (43 PCSD)
Definition: disparity in incomes between men and women for similar occupations
SDI Framework Element: Income (3.1.4)
Element Characteristic: Income

Male Female Wage Ratio (225 UN CSD)
Definition: Ratio of average female wage to male wage (%)
SDI Framework Element: Income (3.1.4)
Element Characteristic: Income

Women in Labor Force (236 UN CSD)
Definition: Women per 100 men in the labor force (%)
SDI Framework Element: Population (1.1.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Number of Women

Homelessness

Definition: The lack of a place to reside; lack of a refuge

Candidate SDI:

Homeless People (35 PCSD)
Definition: number of homeless people in communities
SDI Framework Element: Population (1.1.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Number of People

Housing

Definition: Fair and impartial access to adequate shelter regardless of economic or social status

Candidate SDI:

House Price vs. Income (255 UN CSD)
Definition: House price to income ratio
SDI Framework Element: Income (3.1.4)
Element Characteristic: Price

Housing Loans (258 UN CSD)
Definition: Housing loans
SDI Framework Element: Finance, Insurance, and Real Estate Industry (1.1.2.3.3)
Element Characteristic: Number of Loans

Social Discrimination

Definition: Unfair or partial treatment of one socioeconomic group by another

Candidate SDI:

Discrimination Cases (408 SDI Group)
Definition: Number of racial discrimination cases brought before Unites States courts
SDI Framework Element: Social Conflict (3.3.6)
Element Characteristic: Number of Crimes

Hate crimes (407 SDI Group)
Definition: Number of hate crimes committed each year
SDI Framework Element: Social Conflict (3.3.6)
Element Characteristic: Number of Crimes

Social Equity

Definition: Fair and impartial access to social or public services regardless of economic or social status

Candidate SDI:

Social Equity (13 PCSD)
Definition: services used by economic group
SDI Framework Element: Social Institutions (1.3.4)
Element Characteristic: Number of People per Service