Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: The Wellbeing of Nations
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_WELLBEING

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Summary
Abstract: The Wellbeing of Nations portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains a subset of 123 variables assembled from the Wellbeing of Nations, which assesses human and ecosystem wellbeing for 183 countries. The variables selected include both raw data and processed indicators and indices created by the report's author, Robert Prescott-Allen. The data are ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide data that address the key issues of sustainability by combining indicators of human wellbeing with those of environmental sustainability to generate a more comprehensive picture of the state of the world.
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: Prescott-Allen, R.
Dataset Title: Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: The Wellbeing of Nations
Dataset Release Date: 2001
Dataset Release Place: Washington, DC
Dataset Publisher: Island Press
Version: 1.00
Data Presentation Form: tabular, map
Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/cesic-wellbeing-of-nations
Temporal Coverage
Start Date: 1990-01-01
Stop Date: 2000-01-01
Location Keywords
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Service Keywords
DATA ANALYSIS AND VISUALIZATION >STATISTICAL APPLICATIONS Parameter Definition

Science Keywords
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES Parameter Definition
AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS Parameter Definition
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Service Provider
UNH/EOS/MVH > Measuring Vegetation Health, Institute for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, University of New Hampshire Supplemental Info
Service Organization URL: http://mvh.sr.unh.edu/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: JOHN D. PICKLE
Phone: 617-589-0436
Fax: 617-589-0389
Email: jpickle at mos.org
Contact Address:
Museum of Science
Science Park
City: Boston
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02114-1099
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: Online
Fees: No fees
Personnel
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 617-589-0436
Fax: 617-589-0389
Email: jpickle at mos.org
Contact Address:
Museum of Science
Science Park
City: Boston
Province or State: MA
Postal Code: 02114-1099
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
SERF Creation Date: 2005-12-14
SERF Last Revision Date: 2006-07-13

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