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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.
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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: 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
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Longitude Resolution: 2 kilometers
Temporal Resolution: 3-hour
Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Instrument
NEXRAD > NEXt Generation RADar Ancillary Description
Project
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
NOAA/NESDIS/NCDC
Data Center
NSIDC Distributed Active Archive Center Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://nsidc.org/daac/index.html
Dataset ID: nsidc-0300

Data Center Personnel
Name: NSIDC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 (303) 492-6199
Fax: +1 (303) 492-2468
Email: nsidc at nsidc.org
Contact Address:
National Snow and Ice Data Center
CIRES, 449 UCB
University of Colorado
City: Boulder
Province or State: CO
Postal Code: 80309-0449
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: FTP
Personnel
RALPH FERRARO
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Email: Ralph.Ferraro at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
ESSIC/CICS
2207 Computer and Space Sciences Building
University of Maryland
City: College Park
Province or State: MD
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2006-07-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-15

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