- Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
- SDI Inventory, Organized by Issue
- Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
Definition: Investment in public and private infrastructure to maintain sufficient capacity, research and development, technology innovation
Candidate SDI:
- Capital Assets (425 SDI Group)
- Definition: Total value, in dollars, of US tangible reproducible capital, excluding all public infrastructure, as defined in the National Asset Accounts
- SDI Framework Element: Tangible Reproducible Capital (1.1.2.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Forest Investment (94 USDA FS)
- Definition: Total money invested in Forest maintenance per year
- SDI Framework Element: Investment (3.1.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Forest Investment Return (97 USDA FS)
- Definition: Total money invested per dollar extracted
- SDI Framework Element: Investment (3.1.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Forest Research (95 USDA FS)
- Definition: Total research and development expenditures per year
- SDI Framework Element: Investment (3.1.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Investment Per Capita (126 SDI Group)
- Definition: investment per capita
- SDI Framework Element: Investment (3.1.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Investment Percentage of GDP (264 UN CSD)
- Definition: Investment share of Gross Domestic Product (%), including research, technology development, invention, and innovation, as defined in the National Income Accounts. This includes both public and private investment.
- SDI Framework Element: Investment (3.1.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- New Technology Spending (96 USDA FS)
- Definition: Total dollars spent on new technology per year
- SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Savings Per Capita (8 PCSD)
- Definition: savings rate per capita
- SDI Framework Element: Wealth (1.1.2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Saved
Definition: The ability of the legal system to quickly and fairly prosecute criminals and dispense justice
Candidate SDI:
- Faith in Justice (421 SDI Group)
- Definition: Number of people who believe the court system is fair
- SDI Framework Element: Population (1.1.1.5)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Cases
- Prosecution Efficiency (420 SDI Group)
- Definition: Number of cases tried that result in acquittal due to a legal technicality
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Cases
Definition: Lack of sewage disposal or other measures designed to protect public health
Candidate SDI:
- People With Sanitation (239 UN CSD)
- Definition: % of people without access to adequate sanitation
- SDI Framework Element: Electric, Gas, and Sanitary Service Industry (1.1.2.3.10.3)
- Element Characteristic: Number of People
- Waste Buildup (403 SDI Group)
- Definition: Ratio of tons of waste collected to tons of waste produced
- SDI Framework Element: Waste Production (3.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of waste
Definition: Adequate physical and social infrastructure for the efficient functioning of society.
Candidate SDI:
- Forest Product Infrastructure (112 USDA FS)
- Definition: Dollars of capital per dollar extracted
- SDI Framework Element: Crude Lumber and Wood Products (2.1.3.6)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money
- High Growth Urban Areas (360 SDI Group)
- Definition: Number of urban areas experiencing a growth rate of greater than 50% per year
- SDI Framework Element: Urban (1.2.2.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Cities
- Infrastructure Needing Repair (405 SDI Group)
- Definition: Dollar value of public infrastructure needing major repairs
- SDI Framework Element: Public Administration (1.1.2.3.7)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Infrastructure Spending Per Capita (257 UN CSD)
- Definition: Infrastructure expenditure per capita (US$)
- SDI Framework Element: Investment (3.1.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent
- Telephone Lines (345 UN CSD)
- Definition: Main telephone lines per 100 inhabitants (no.)
- SDI Framework Element: Communications Industry (1.1.2.3.10.2)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Telephone Lines
Definition: Increase in lawsuit number, frequency, and damages within the United States Court System
Candidate SDI:
- Lawsuits (417 SDI Group)
- Definition: Number of lawsuits per year
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Lawsuits
- Lawsuits Damage Awards (419 SDI Group)
- Definition: Number of lawsuits per year filed by an individual that result in damage awards that exceed $1 million
- SDI Framework Element: Governments and Legal Institutions (1.3.4.7)
- Element Characteristic: Number of Lawsuits