- Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
- SDI Inventory, Organized by Issue
- Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
Definition: Optimal use of energy resources during economic production and consumption of goods and services
Candidate SDI:
- Energy Consumption Per Capita (158 CEQ)
- Definition: Total energy consumption divided by total population organized by type of energy source (coal, oil, gas, nuclear, renewable, etc.).
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Processes (3.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent on Energy
- Energy Consumption Per GDP (441 CEQ)
- Definition: energy consumption per dollar of Gross Domestic Product
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Processes (3.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent on Energy
Definition: The loss of soil or productive capacity due to erosion
Candidate SDI:
- Erosion Index (300 UN CSD)
- Definition: Area affected by soil erosion/erosion index
- SDI Framework Element: Soil Capacity (1.2.1.7)
- Element Characteristic: Area of Eroded Land
- Modified Forest Streams (76 USDA FS)
- Definition: Percent of stream kilometers in forested catchments in which stream flow and timing has significantly deviated from the historic range of variation.
- SDI Framework Element: Water Systems (1.2.2.8)
- Element Characteristic: Length of Streams
Definition: The buildup of salts and minerals in agricultural land due to excess water during irrigation
Candidate SDI:
- Irrigated Arable Land (311 UN CSD)
- Definition: Irrigation % of arable land
- SDI Framework Element: Agricultural Land (1.2.2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Irrigated Land
- Salination and Waterlogging (312 UN CSD)
- Definition: Area affected by salination and waterlogging (km3)
- SDI Framework Element: Soil Capacity (1.2.1.7)
- Element Characteristic: Volume of Soil
Definition: Runoff of pesticides and related chemicals due to excessive use in agricultural land
Candidate SDI:
- Agricultural Pesticide Use (308 UN CSD)
- Definition: Use of agricultural pesticides (t/km3)
- SDI Framework Element: Releases into Soils (3.1.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Pesticides
- Coastal Water Pesticides (174 NOAA)
- Definition: Agricultural pesticide use in coastal areas coastal waters
- SDI Framework Element: Releases into Soils (3.1.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Pesticides
- Crop Pesticides (148 CEQ)
- Definition: millions of pounds of pesticides used on major crop fields
- SDI Framework Element: Releases into Soils (3.1.3.3)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Pesticides
Definition: Inefficient use of energy and raw materials during economic production of goods and services
Candidate SDI:
- Energy Efficiency (27 PCSD)
- Definition: energy used per unit of output
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Output (2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Energy
- Materials Consumption per Gross Domestic Product (165 CEQ)
- Definition: metric tons of materials consumed per million dollars of GNP
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Processes (3.1)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Materials
- Materials Consumption per Output (25 PCSD)
- Definition: tons of raw materials used per unit of output
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Output (2.1)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Materials
- Materials Flow per Gross Domestic Product (430 SDI Group)
- Definition: Total metric tons of materials in use divided by total Gross Domestic Product
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Processes (3.1)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Materials
- Materials Use per Capita (429 SDI Group)
- Definition: Total metric tons of materials in use divided by total population organized by type, including recycled
- SDI Framework Element: Economic Processes (3.1)
- Element Characteristic: Mass of Materials
- Productivity Per Capita (10 PCSD)
- Definition: per capita production per hour worked
- SDI Framework Element: Labor Time (1.1.1.3)
- Element Characteristic: Money per Hour
- Value All Forest Products (88 USDA FS)
- Definition: Dollars of wood and non-wood products per year divided by Gross Domestic Product times 100
- SDI Framework Element: Crude Lumber and Wood Products (2.1.3.6)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Value Non-wood Forest Products (86 USDA FS)
- Definition: Dollars of non-wood forest products per year
- SDI Framework Element: Crude Lumber and Wood Products (2.1.3.6)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money
- Value Wood Products (85 USDA FS)
- Definition: Dollars of wood and wood products per year
- SDI Framework Element: Crude Lumber and Wood Products (2.1.3.6)
- Element Characteristic: Amount of Money