Indicators of Sustainable Development: Guidelines and MethodologiesUN, 2001 - 320 pages This publication provides a detailed discussion of key sustainable development themes. It presents the outcome of a work programme approved by the Commission on Sustainable Development on indicators of sustainable development for use in decision-making processes at the national level. It also presents a proposed framework and a core set of indicators that will be useful to countries who wish to establish their own national programmes for using indicators to measure progress towards sustainable development. The purpose of the report is to stimulate and support further work, testing and development of indicators. |
Contents
Introduction | 3 |
Guidelines for Developing a National Programme of Indicators | 15 |
CSD Core Indicator Framework | 25 |
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AGENCIES INVOLVED Agenda 21 agricultural Alternative Definitions/Indicators ASSESSMENT OF DATA Availability and Sources Basel Convention biodiversity Biological Diversity Brief Definition capita coastal Commission on Sustainable Compile the Indicator contact point Contributing Organizations Conventions and Agreements CSD Indicator Set DATA Data Needed Data References Definitions and Concepts DESCRIPTION Underlying Definitions Desertification developing countries Economic and Social ecosystems emissions energy consumption energy intensity environmental Eurostat forest framework Gini Index global Habitat hazardous wastes household implementation INDICATOR Lead Agency Indicators of Sustainable informal settlements Institute International Conventions International Data Availability International Targets/Recommended Standards Internet land Linkages Measurement Methods METHODOLOGICAL DESCRIPTION Underlying methodology sheets monitoring Montreal Protocol National and International Needed to Compile OECD Ozone poverty line protected areas radioactive waste Relevance to Sustainable/Unsustainable Report sector species Statistics Sub-theme sustainable development Sustainable/Unsustainable Development theme/sub-theme targets Unit of Measurement United Nations urban World Bank World Health Organization