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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.
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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
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
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WET DEPOSITION COLLECTORS
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Use Constraints noneNot Available
Ancillary Keywords
Data Center
Meteorological Service of Canada, Environment Canada Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/

Data Center Personnel
Name: MIKE SHAW
Phone: +01-416-739-4456
Fax: +01-416-739-5704
Email: mike.shaw at ec.gc.ca
Contact Address:
Air Quality Measurement and Analysis Research Division 4905 Dufferin Street
City: Downsview
Province or State: Ontario
Postal Code: M3H 5T4
Country: Canada
Distribution
Fees: Gratuit-Free
Personnel
ROBERT VET
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +01-416-739-4853
Fax: +01-416-739-5704
Email: robert.vet at ec.gc.ca
Contact Address:
Air Quality Research Division
4905 Dufferin Street
City: Toronto
Province or State: Ontario
Postal Code: M3H 5T4
Country: Canada
Publications/References
The Canadian Air and Precipitation Monitoring Network CAPMoN), Environment Canada
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-07-26
Last DIF Revision Date: 2011-12-02
Future DIF Review Date: 2012-01-01

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