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2012 Environmental Performance Index and Pilot Trend Environmental Performance Index
Entry ID:
CIESIN_SEDAC_EPI_2012
Summary
Abstract:
The 2012 Environmental Performance Index (EPI) ranks 132 countries on 22 performance indicators in the following 10 policy categories: environmental burden of disease, water (effects on human health), air pollution (effects on human health), air pollution (ecosystem effects), water resources (ecosystem effects), biodiversity and habitat, forestry, fisheries, agriculture and climate change. These ...
 Purpose: To provide quantitative metrics for evaluating a country's environmental performance in different policy categories relative to clearly defined targets.
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Geographic Coverage
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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, World Economic Forum (WEF), Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission
Dataset Title:
2012 Environmental Performance Index and Pilot Trend Environmental Performance Index
Dataset Release Date:
2012
Dataset Release Place:
Palisades, NY
Dataset Publisher:
Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Version:
2012.00
Data Presentation Form:
document, tabular, map
Online Resource:
http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/epi-environmental-perform...
Temporal Coverage
Start Date:
2001-01-01
Stop Date:
2010-12-31
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Data Resolution
Latitude Resolution:
30m
Longitude Resolution: 30m Science Keywords
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Access Constraints
None
Use Constraints
None
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Data Set Progress
IN WORK
Originating Center
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Media:
Via Internet
Distribution Size:
200-600 megabytes
Distribution Format:
GeoTIFF
Fees:
None
Personnel
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
6055946092
Email:
faundeen at usgs.gov
Contact Address:
U.S. Geological Survey, 47914-252nd Street
City:
Sioux Falls
Province or State:
SD
Postal Code:
57198
Country:
United States
Publications/References
Acknowledgement:
Data available from the U.S. Geological Survey. Extended Metadata Properties
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2012-10-15
Last DIF Revision Date:
2013-05-13
Future DIF Review Date:
2014-10-15
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