Classification Detail
Classification of environmental assets
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
United Nations et al.
ISBN:
ISBN: 987-92-1-161563-0
eISBN: 978-92-1-055926-3
Website:
Custodian:
United Nations Statistics Division
Available Formats:
Print, PDF
Year Adopted:
2012
Year Published:
2012
Available Languages (besides English):
N/A
Availability:
Fully available in all of the languages above
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
3.1 Environment
Purpose:
This scope comprises those types of individual components that may provide resources for use in economic activity. Generally, the resources may be harvested, extracted or otherwise moved for direct use in economic production, consumption or accumulation. The scope includes land and inland waters that provide space for undertaking economic activity, mineral and energy resources, soil resources, timber resources, aquatic resources and other biological resources.
Main Applications:
Environmental economic accounts
Main Users:
Environmental economic accounts compilers and users: international organisations, governments, ministries of environment as well as other economic and envioronmental bodies in the public and private sectors, as e.g. analysts and forecasters
Methodology
Scope:
The scope includes land and inland waters that provide space for undertaking economic activity, mineral and energy resources, soil resources, timber resources, aquatic resources and other biological resources.
Concept Being Classified:
Assets
Statistical Units:
N/A
Main Principles:
N/A
Relationships to Other International Classifications:
Related To:
Major Differences (Scope, Structure, and Concepts):
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
N/A
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
Official Adopting Entity:
Coordinating Entity:
United Nations Committee of Experts on Environmental-Economic Accounting (UNCEEA)
Next Review:
N/A
Reason for Latest Revision:
N/A
Major Changes:
N/A
Corrections:
N/A
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
No
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
UNSD, Environmental-Economic Accounts Section
Contact Name:
Environmental Economic Accounts Section
Email:
Website: