strategy
Using indicators
Description:
Indicators are simple measures that provide information about complex systems. Some popular economic indicators are Gross Domestic produce (GDP) and the Dow Jones Index for the sharemarket. indicators of health are, for example, body temperature, cholesterol level, blood pressure and pulse rate. Indicators gain their meaning and significance from the interpretive theory built up around them: standards, acceptable levels, trends, norms [etc]. For instance, a high temperature indicates that a person is sick because we know that the body reacts to certain diseases by producing extra heat. In order to diagnose the disease, however, another set of indicators is needed. Narrower:
TargetingBenchmarkingUsing baselinesMeasuring sustainabilityLocating market indicatorsImproving data on aid flowsUsing performance indicatorsUsing environmental indicatorsMonitoring technological trendsDeveloping ecofeedback indicatorsEstablishing indicators of povertyResearching environmental indicatorsMonitoring sustainable quality of lifeStandardizing indicators of achievementEstablishing quality of life indicatorsDeveloping indicators to protect oceansDeveloping chemical safety performance indicatorsDeveloping economic indicators of human developmentDeveloping indicators for assessing health programmesDeveloping non-economic indicators of human developmentDeveloping sustainability indicators for land resourcesApplying sustainable development indicators for the global commonsDeveloping compatible demographic data and global behavioural indicatorsEstablishing indicators for assessing progress in combatting desertificationUsing sustainable development indicators in satellite accounts and national accountsIncorporating sustainable development indicators in international reports and databasesDeveloping social indicators Facilitates:
Interpreting data meaningfully Facilitated by:
Compiling building data Subjects:
Type Classification:
C: Cross-sectoral strategies