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2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2002

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Summary
Abstract: The 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) measures overall progress toward environmental sustainability for 142 countries based on environmental systems, stresses, human vulnerability, social and institutional capacity and global stewardship. The addition of a climate change indicator, reduction in number of capacity indicators, and an improved imputation methodology contributed to an ... View entire text

Purpose: To provide a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability covering a number of sustainability dimensions.
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Description: Data download page.

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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: World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leaders for Tomorrow Environment Task Force, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Dataset Release Date: 2002
Dataset Release Place: New Haven, CT
Dataset Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Version: 2002.00
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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Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Quality The data were derived by GPS Survey 2003 by Derek Ainscough. Data representing the west arm support mast has a status of superceded as a pre-existing position for this mast was derived by photogrammetric method and is probably more accurate. This position (q-info 222) is part of dataset 120. Masts removed from the station since the data were captured have been retained in the dataset, with a Status attribute used to distinguish between features that are present and those that have been removed.
The data conforms to the Australian Antarctic Spatial Data Model which includes Data Quality Indicators.
Date given in temporal coverage is approximate only. The survey took place sometime between early January 2003 and early March 2003.
Access Constraints Stored data format: ArcView shapefile
Available format type: ArcView shapefile. Stored as geographicals with a projection file.
Access constraint: ArcView shapefile is available on request. Conditions apply.
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).


Must be cited properly. Usually mapped to a Universal Transverse Mercator projection, Zone 41.
Ancillary Keywords
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Originating Center
AADC
Data Center
Australian Antarctic Data Centre, Australia Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://data.aad.gov.au

Data Center Personnel
Name: DATA OFFICER AADC
Phone: +61 3 6232 3244
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Personnel
URSULA HARRIS
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +61 3 6232 3519
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: metadata at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2003-03-13
Last DIF Revision Date: 2008-04-10

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