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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 distributed by the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

The data in comma-separated values (CSV), SPSS (SAV) and Stata (DTA) formats, a data dictionary for all indicators and ancillary variables in Word (DOC), Portable Document Format (PDF), and Microsoft Access (MDB) formats as well as and maps in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Portable Network Graphics (PNG) formats are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC).

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

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

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES >FISHERIES    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >PUBLIC HEALTH >DISEASES/EPIDEMICS    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >INFRASTRUCTURE >COMMUNICATIONS    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION >POPULATION DISTRIBUTION    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >POPULATION >POPULATION SIZE    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >NUTRIENTS    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >SUSPENDED SOLIDS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >COMMUNITY DYNAMICS >BIODIVERSITY FUNCTIONS    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

ENVIRONMENT
SOCIETY

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

CESIC >Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicators Collections    [Information]

Access Constraints

None

Use Constraints

Island Press and Trustees of Columbia University hold the copyright of this
dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or
redistribution without explicit written permission from Island Press and
CIESIN. Users should acknowledge Island Press or CIESIN as the source used in
the creation of any reports, publications, new data sets, derived products, or
services resulting from the use of this data set. Island Press or CIESIN also
request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistributing
efforts.

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

SEDAC

Data Center

Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center [Information]
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_WELLBEING

Data Center Personnel

Name: SEDAC USER SERVICES
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment [Information]
Data Center URL: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/
Dataset ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_WELLBEING

Data Center Personnel

Name: ROBERT CHEN
Phone: 1-845-365-8952
Fax: 1-845-365-8922
Email: bchen at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment
CIESIN/Columbia University
P. O. Box 1000
61 Route 9W
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Distribution

Distribution_Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution_Format: CSV
Fees: 0

Distribution_Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution_Format: DTA
Fees: 0

Distribution_Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution_Format: SAV
Fees: 0

Distribution_Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution_Format: PDF
Fees: 0

Distribution_Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution_Format: PNG
Fees: 0

Personnel

SEDAC USER SERVICES
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: +1 845-365-8920
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: ciesin.info at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: NY
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

CIESIN METADATA ADMINISTRATION
Role: DIF AUTHOR
Phone: +1 845-365-8988
Fax: +1 845-365-8922
Email: metadata at ciesin.columbia.edu
Contact Address:
61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
Province or State: New York
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA

Publications/References

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) (1994), Georeferenced Population Datasets of Mexico (GEO-MEX): Population Database of Mexico, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Saginaw, MI, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/geo-mex-mexico-population-db

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) (1994), Georeferenced Population Datasets of Mexico (GEO-MEX): Raster Based GIS Coverage of Mexican Population, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Saginaw, MI, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/geo-mex-mexico-raster-bas...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) (1994), Georeferenced Population Datasets of Mexico (GEO-MEX): Urban Place GIS Coverage of Mexico, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Saginaw, MI, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/geo-mex-mexico-urban-plac...

Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) (1994), Georeferenced Population Datasets of Mexico (GEO-MEX): Urban Place Time-Series Population of Mexico, NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Saginaw, MI, http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/geo-mex-mexico-urban-plac...

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2001-12-18

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-09-28

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