2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2005

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Summary
Abstract: The 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a measure of overall progress towards environmental sustainability, developed for 146 countries. The index provides a composite profile of national environmental stewardship based on a compilation of 21 indicators derived from 76 underlying datasets. The 2005 version of the ESI represents a significant update and improvement on earlier ... View entire text

Purpose: To create a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability and to provide a mechanism for making environmental management more quantitative, empirically grounded and systematic.
Related URL
Description: Data download page.

Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.
Geographic Coverage
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Spatial coordinates   
  N: 90.0   S: -55.0   E: 180.0   W: -180.0

Data Set Citation
Dataset Originator/Creator: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and World Economic Forum, and Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission
Dataset Title: 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Dataset Release Date: 2005.00
Dataset Release Place: New Haven, CT
Dataset Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Data Presentation Form: document, tabular, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/esi-environmental-sustain...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1980-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-12-31
Location Keywords
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Use Constraints None
Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Data Center
Gulf of Mexico Program Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.epa.gov/gmpo/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GULF OF MEXICO PROGRAM OFFICER
Phone: 228-688-3726
Fax: 228-688-2709
Contact Address:
Gulf of Mexico Program Office
Mail Code: EPA/GMPO
City: Stennis Space Center
Province or State: MS
Postal Code: 39529-6000
Country: USA
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 228-688-3726
Fax: 228-688-2709
Contact Address:
Gulf of Mexico Program Office
Mail Code: EPA/GMPO
City: Stennis Space Center
Province or State: MS
Postal Code: 39529-6000
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-05-29
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-12-21
Future DIF Review Date: 2003-05-29

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