Developing compatible demographic data and global behavioural indicators

Description:

This implies the development of socio-demographic information in a suitable format for interfacing with physical, biological and socio-economic data. It includes development of compatible spatial and temporal scales, cross-country and time-series information, and of global behavioural indicators, learning from local communities' perceptions and attitudes.

Implementation:

This strategy features in the framework of Agenda 21 as formulated at UNCED (Rio de Janeiro, 1992), now coordinated by the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development and implemented through national and local authorities.

Broader:

Using indicators
Documenting population trends

Facilitates:

Assessing links between demographic factors and sustainability

Values:

Nonglobalized
Incompatibility

Subjects:

Information → Data, codes
Research, Standards → Quality unification
Sociology → Demography
Psychology → Behaviour
International Relations → Planetary initiatives
Development → Development

Type Classification:

G: Very Specific strategies

Related UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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