For more information about the conceptual underpinning of the eLTER SOs and their role in the design and development of the eLTER RI, as well as the process of developing and selecting the SOs, please go to Info Sheet or dive into the Discussion paper on key Standard Observation variables.
Comprised Variables: governance structure and character
Sociosphere
Land cover and use (CORINE) (SOSOC_036)
Comprised Variables: land cover, land use, land cover change, land use change (CORINE)
Sociosphere
Land cover and use (Statistics) (SOSOC_037)
Comprised Variables: land cover, land use, land cover change, land use change (Statistics)
Sociosphere
Ecosystem services (SOSOC_040)
Comprised Variables: bundle of variables describing the ecosystem service profile
Sociosphere
Economics - GDP (SOSOC_042)
Comprised Variables: economics (GDP per capita; Per capita income)
Sociosphere
Demography (SOSOC_043)
Comprised Variables: demography (Total population size and density; Population age profile; educational attainment; residential density)
Sociosphere
Employment (SOSOC_044)
Comprised Variables: Employment (Employment rate %; Employment by sector; Unemployment)
Sociosphere
Consumption statistics (SOSOC_045)
Comprised Variables: population consumption statistics
Sociosphere
Resource use (SOSOC_183)
Comprised Variables: DE, IMP, EXP, DPO, BI, DMC, DMI, PTB, NAS: biomass, metal ores, non-metallic minerals, fossil energy carriers (other products, waste, emissions)
Sociosphere
Subsidies (SOSOC_184)
Comprised Variables: CAP payments for direct support, rural development, market measures (€ total, avg. per beneficiary, avg. per ha, nr. of beneficiaries per total agric. holdings)
