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2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Entry ID:
CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2005
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 ...
 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.
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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
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Access Constraints
None.
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Distribution
Distribution Media:
HTTP
Distribution Format:
ASCII
Fees:
None
Personnel
Role:
TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone:
843 762-8614
Email:
Bottein at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
Center for Costal Environmental Health and Biomolecular Research
219 Fort Johnson Road
City:
Charleston
Province or State:
SC
Postal Code:
29412-9110
Country:
USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2005-11-25
Last DIF Revision Date:
2012-12-21
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