Nomenclature for the analysis and comparison of scientific programmes and budgets (NABS 1992)
00 Exploration and exploitation of the earth
01 General Research on the exploration and exploitation of the earth
02 Mineral, oil and natural gas prospecting
03 Exploration and exploitation of the sea-bed
04 Earths crust and mantle excluding sea-bed
05 Hydrology
06 Sea and oceans
07 Atmosphere
08 Other research on the exploration and exploitation of the earth
09 Infrastructure and general planning of land-use
0a General research on the infrastucture and general planning of land use
0b General planning of land-use
0c Construction and planning of buildings
0d Civil engineering
0e Transport systems
0f Telecommunication systems
0g Water supply
0h Other research on the infrastructure and general planning of land-use
0i Control and care of the environment
0j General research on the environment
0k Protection of atmosphere and climate
0l Protection of ambient air
0m Solid waste
0n Protection of ambient water (excluding groundwater)
0o Protection of soil and groundwater
0p Abatement of noise and vibration
0q Protection of species and habitats
0r Protection against natural hazards
0s Protection against radioactive radiation
0t Other research on the environment
0u Protection and improvement of human health
0v General research on protection and improvement of human health
0w Medical research, hospital treatment, surgery
0x Preventive medicine
0y Biomedical engineering and medicines
0z Occupational medicine
10 Nutrition and food hygiene
11 Drug abuse and addiction
12 Social medicine
13 Hospital structures and organization of medical care
14 Other medical research
15 Production, distribution and rational utilization of energy
16 General research on production, distribution, and rational utilization of energy
17 Fossil fuels and their derivatives
18 Nuclear fission
19 Radioactive waste management including decommissioning with regard to fuel/energy
1a Nuclear fusion
1b Renewable energy sources
1c Solar thermal and photovoltaic energy
1d Geothermal energy
1e Water, wind and wave energy
1f Research into biomass conversion (particularly into the areas of pyrolysis, gasification, extraction and enzyme processing); research on the processing of waste from industry, agriculture and the domestic sector with a view to energy
1g Rational utilization of energy
1h Other research on production, distribution and rational utilization of energy
1i Agricultural production and technology
1j General research on agricultural production and technology
1k Animal Products
1l Fishing and fish-farming
1m Veterinary medicine
1n Crops
1o Forestry and timber production
1p Food technology
1q Other research on agricultural production and technology
1r Industrial production, and technology
1s General research on industrial production and technology
1t Increasing economic efficiency and competitiveness
1u Manufacturing and processing techniques
1v Extractions and processing of non-energy mineral and derived products
1w Products of the chemical industry
1x Petrochemical and coal by-products
1y Pharmaceutical products
1z Manufacture of motor vehicles and other means of transport
20 Aerospace equipment manufacturing and repairing
21 Manufacture of motor vehicles and parts (including agricultural tractors)
22 Manufacture of all other transport equipment
23 Electronic and related industries
24 Manufacture of office machinery and data-processing equipment
25 Manufacture of radio, television and communications equipment and apparatus
26 Software development
27 Manufacture of electrical machinery and apparatus
28 Manufacture of non-electronic and non-electrical machinery
29 Manufacture of instruments
2a Manufacture of medical and surgical equipment and orthopaedic appliances
2b All other instrument manufacture
2c Manufacture of food products and beverages
2d Manufacture of textile, clothing and leather goods
2e Other manufacturing products
2f Recycling waste
2g Social structures and relationships
2h Research of a general nature
2i Education, training, recurrent education and retraining
2j Cultural activities
2k Management of businesses and institutions
2l Improvement of working conditions
2m Social security system
2n Political structure of society
2o Social change, social processes and social conflicts
2p Other research with regard to society
2q Exploration and exploitation of space
2r General research on exploration and exploitation of space
2s Scientific exploration of space
2t Applied research programmes
2u Launch systems
2v Space laboratories and space travel
2w Other research on the exploration and exploitation of space
2x Research financed from general university funds (GUF)
2y Mathematics and computer sciences
2z Physical sciences
30 Chemical sciences
31 Biological sciences
32 Earth and related (environmental) sciences
33 Engineering sciences
34 Medical sciences
35 Agricultural sciences
36 Social sciences
37 Humanities
38 Non-oriented research
39 Mathematics and computer sciences
3a Physical sciences
3b Chemical sciences
3c Biological sciences
3d Earth and related (environmental) sciences
3e Engineering sciences
3f Medical sciences
3g Agricultural sciences
3h Social sciences
3i Humanities
3j Other civil research
3k Defence
3l Total civil research and development appropriations
3m Total appropriations
Unit of measure
0 Million euro
1 Euro per inhabitant
2 Million units of national currency
3 Million purchasing power standards (PPS)
4 Million purchasing power standards (PPS) at 2000 prices
5 Purchasing power standard (PPS) per inhabitant at constant 2000 prices
6 Percentage of gross domestic product (GDP)
7 Percentage of total GBAORD
Geopolitical entity (reporting)
00 European Union - 27 countries (2007-2013)
01 European Union - 15 countries (1995-2004)
02 Euro area - 16 countries (2009-2010)
03 Belgium
04 Bulgaria
05 Czechia
06 Denmark
07 Germany (until 1990 former territory of the FRG)
GBARD by socioeconomic objectives (NABS 1992) (1980-2007)
methods, notes and classification
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