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Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI)

Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_CESIC_2004EVI

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Summary

Abstract: The 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI) portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 111 variables for 235 countries and territories. This index is designed to be used with economic and social vulnerability indices to provide insights into the processes that can negatively influence the sustainable development of countries. It was developed ...

Purpose: To provide insights into the processes that can negatively influence the sustainable development of countries, with particular reference to vulnerability to natural hazards.

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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: South Pacific Applied Geoscience Commission (SOPAC), and United Nations Environmental Program (UNEP)

Dataset Title: Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: 2004 Environmental Vulnerability Index (EVI)

Dataset Release Date: 2004

Dataset Release Place: Palisades, NY

Dataset Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)

Version: 2004.00

Data Presentation Form: tabular

Online Resource: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/cesic-environmental-vulne...

Temporal Coverage

Start Date: 1973-01-01

Stop Date: 2003-01-01

Location Keywords

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

CONTINENT > AFRICA > CENTRAL AFRICA > ANGOLA

Science Keywords

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > POPULATION DISTRIBUTION

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > POPULATION SIZE

HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION

ISO Topic Category

BIOTA

Quality Topographic and bathymetric data were collected utilizing Three-Wire Leveling
with a Sokia Autolevel 20x, Acoustic Doppler Profiler and water depth probings
with corresponding water level gage measurements. All data points collected in
pool 2B were merged in ArcToolbox of ArcGIS 9.1 to aid in interpolation. All
data collected was conducted in Pool 2B of Ottawa Wildlife Refuge.

Access Constraints None

Use Constraints None

Ancillary Keywords

population density

cities

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Data Center

World Resources Institute

Data Center URL: http://www.wri.org/

Data Center Personnel
Name: WRI PUBLICATIONS WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE Phone: 1-202-729-7600 Fax: 1-202-729-7686 Contact Address: 10 G Street NE City: Washington, DC Postal Code: 20002 Country: USA

Personnel

WRI PUBLICATIONS WORLD RESOURCES INSTITUTE

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 1-202-729-7600

Fax: 1-202-729-7686

Contact Address:

10 G Street NE

City: Washington, DC

Postal Code: 20002

Country: USA

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: DIF AUTHOR

Phone: (301) 614-6898

Fax: 301-614-5268

Email: Tyler.B.Stevens at nasa.gov

Contact Address:

NASA Goddard Space Flight Center

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City: Greenbelt

Province or State: MD

Postal Code: 20771

Country: USA

Publications/References

ISSUE BRIEF: Coastlines at risk: An index of potential development-related
threats to coastal ecosystems. OUT OF PRINT. 1995, ISBN: 1-56973-331-7 (12
pages) Dirk Bryant, Eric Rodenburg, Tara Cox, and Daniel Nielsen

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2006-02-24

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-05-11

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