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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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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 the web. Conditions apply.
The most recent dataset is available for download from the url given below.
Superseded data are available by logging a request at http://data.aad.gov.au/aadc/feedback/feedback.cfm
Use Constraints This data set conforms to the PICCCBY Attribution License
(http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/).

Please follow instructions listed in the citation reference provided at the URL below when using these data.
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Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
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
Distribution
Distribution Media: HTTP
Distribution Size: 10 kb
Distribution Format: shapefiles
Fees: free
Personnel
DAVID T. SMITH
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +61 3 6232 3577
Fax: +61 3 6232 3351
Email: gis at aad.gov.au
Contact Address:
Australian Antarctic Division
203 Channel Highway
City: Kingston
Province or State: Tasmania
Postal Code: 7050
Country: Australia
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2001-08-07
Last DIF Revision Date: 2009-09-16

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