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

Definition: Adequate land suitable for agriculture

Candidate SDI:

Arable Land Per Capita (310 UN CSD)
Definition: Arable land per capita (ha/capita)
SDI Framework Element: Agricultural Land (1.2.2.1)
Element Characteristic: Area of Agricultural Land

Deforestation

Definition: Loss of forest land due to logging, disease, or infestation

Candidate SDI:

Consumption Non-wood Products (90 USDA FS)
Definition: supply and consumption/use of non-wood products from forests
SDI Framework Element: Crude Materials for Further Processing (2.1.3)
Element Characteristic: Amount of Wood Products

Deforestation Rate (396 UN CSD)
Definition: Area of forest harvested per year for lumber
SDI Framework Element: Harvesting of Biota (3.1.2.3)
Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land

Forest Area (318 UN CSD)
Definition: Forest area (km2)
SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land

Forest Land for Timber (67 USDA FS)
Definition: Area of forest land and net area of forest land available for timber production.
SDI Framework Element: Productive Capacity (1.2.1.6)
Element Characteristic: Area of Forest Land

Lumber Harvest Rate (315 SDI Group)
Definition: Volume of lumber harvested per year (km3/annum)
SDI Framework Element: Harvesting of Biota (3.1.2.3)
Element Characteristic: Volume Lumber per Year

Protected Forest Land (321 UN CSD)
Definition: Protected forest area as % of total land area
SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
Element Characteristic: Area of Protected Forest Land

Reforestation Rate (320 UN CSD)
Definition: Reforestation rate (km3/annum)
SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
Element Characteristic: Volume Lumber per Year

Reforested Land (150 CEQ)
Definition: millions of acres of public and private forest land reforested
SDI Framework Element: Forest Land (1.2.2.3)
Element Characteristic: Area of Reforested Land

Roundwood Production (316 UN CSD)
Definition: Annual roundwood production (m3)
SDI Framework Element: Harvesting of Biota (3.1.2.3)
Element Characteristic: Volume of Lumber

Tender Stocks (317 UN CSD)
Definition: Tender stocks (m3)
SDI Framework Element: Productive Capacity (1.2.1.6)
Element Characteristic: Volume of Lumber

Timber Harvest (151 CEQ)
Definition: billions of cubic feet of timber harvested in the U.S.
SDI Framework Element: Crude Lumber and Wood Products (2.1.3.6)
Element Characteristic: Volume of Lumber

Total Tree Growing Stock (68 USDA FS)
Definition: Total growing stock of both merchantable and nonmerchantable tree species on forest land available for timber production.
SDI Framework Element: Productive Capacity (1.2.1.6)
Element Characteristic: Volume

Wood Product Removal (70 USDA FS)
Definition: Annual removal of wood products compared to the volume determined to be sustainable.
SDI Framework Element: Harvesting of Biota (3.1.2.3)
Element Characteristic: Volume

Wood Products Consumption (87 USDA FS)
Definition: supply and consumption of wood and wood products, including consumption per capita
SDI Framework Element: Crude Lumber and Wood Products (2.1.3.6)
Element Characteristic: Amount of Wood Products

Outdoor Recreational Services

Definition: Sufficient recreational land, including within urban ecosystems

Candidate SDI:

Urban Public Parks (31 PCSD)
Definition: urban green space, park space, and recreational areas
SDI Framework Element: Urban (1.2.2.7)
Element Characteristic: Area of Park Land

Traffic Congestion

Definition: Insufficient transportation infrastructure to handle traffic volume

Candidate SDI:

Commuting Time (256 UN CSD)
Definition: Travel time for work trips
SDI Framework Element: Unusable Time (1.1.1.7)
Element Characteristic: Time

Public Transportation Use (33 PCSD)
Definition: use of public and alternative transportation systems
SDI Framework Element: Transportation, Communications, and Utilities industry (1.1.2.3.10)
Element Characteristic: Number of People

Transportation Fuel Consumption (250 UN CSD)
Definition: Transportation fuel consumption per capita (1)
SDI Framework Element: Finished Fuels and Related Products and Power (2.1.5.3)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Fuel Used

Urban Decay

Definition: Decline in the economic and social resource base for specific areas within the urban ecosystem

Candidate SDI:

Urban Decay (368 SDI Group)
Definition: Number of cities experiencing a sharp decline in population and income within the last 30 years.
SDI Framework Element: Urban (1.2.2.7)
Element Characteristic: Number of Cities

Urbanization

Definition: Conversion of land to urban land

Candidate SDI:

Agriculture Land Conversion (415 SDI Group)
Definition: Prime agricultural land area converted to urban use per year
SDI Framework Element: Agricultural Land (1.2.2.1)
Element Characteristic: Area of Land

Coastal Area Population (183 NOAA)
Definition: Population increases in coastal areas
SDI Framework Element: Human Habitat Capacity (1.2.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Human Population

Coastal Area Population Growth (292 UN CSD)
Definition: Population growth in coastal areas (%)
SDI Framework Element: Human Habitat Capacity (1.2.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Human Population

Coastal Housing (184 NOAA)
Definition: Housing trends in coastal areas
SDI Framework Element: Human Habitat Capacity (1.2.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Area of Land

Urban Land Conversion (20 PCSD)
Definition: land area converted to urban use per year
SDI Framework Element: Ecosystems, Land (1.2.2)
Element Characteristic: Area of Land

Urban Migration (412 SDI Group)
Definition: Number of people moving into cities greater than 100,000
SDI Framework Element: Population (1.1.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Area of Land