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- UK Framework Indicators
Key indicators
The twenty key indicators in the table below are selected to provide an overview of some of the important goals for sustainable development.
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1. Greenhouse gas emissions: |
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13. Resource use: |
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18. Waste: |
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20. Bird populations: |
Farmland |
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Woodland |
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Seabird |
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27. Fish stocks: |
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28. Ecological
impacts of |
Acidity |
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Nitrogen |
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30. River quality: |
Biological |
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Chemical |
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32. Economic growth: |
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37. Active community participation: |
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38. Crime: |
Vehicle |
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Burglary |
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Violent crime |
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40. Employment: |
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41. Workless households: |
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43. Childhood poverty: |
Before housing cost |
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After housing cost |
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45. Pensioner poverty: |
Before housing cost |
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After housing cost |
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47. Education: |
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49. Health inequality: |
Infant mortality |
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Life expectancy |
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55. Mobility: |
Walking/cycling |
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Public transport |
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59. Social justice: |
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60. Environmental equality: |
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68. Wellbeing: |
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Updated: 30 July 2010