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2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2005

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Summary
Abstract: The 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) is a measure of overall progress towards environmental sustainability, developed for 146 countries. The index provides a composite profile of national environmental stewardship based on a compilation of 21 indicators derived from 76 underlying datasets. The 2005 version of the ESI represents a significant update and improvement on earlier ... View entire text

Purpose: To create a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability and to provide a mechanism for making environmental management more quantitative, empirically grounded and systematic.
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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: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and World Economic Forum, and Joint Research Centre (JRC)/European Commission
Dataset Title: 2005 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Dataset Release Date: 2005.00
Dataset Release Place: New Haven, CT
Dataset Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
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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Originating Center
USDA/NASS
Data Center
National Agricultural Statistics Service, U. S. Department of Agriculture Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://www.nass.usda.gov/index.asp
Dataset ID: #ZTP-BB

Data Center Personnel
Name: NASS USDA/ERS
Phone: 1-800-999-6779
Fax: 1-703-834-0110
Email: nass at nass.usda.gov
Contact Address:
USDA ERS-NASS
341 Victory Drive
City: Herndon
Province or State: VA
Postal Code: 22070
Country: USA


Data Center Personnel
Name: DANIEL R. BOOSTROM
Phone: 202-720-3244
Fax: 202-690-0675
Email: dboostrom at nass.usda.gov
Contact Address:
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Estimates Division
South Agriculture Building, Room 5910
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
City: Washington
Province or State: DC
Postal Code: 20250
Country: USA
Personnel
DANIEL R. BOOSTROM
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 202-720-3244
Fax: 202-690-0675
Email: dboostrom at nass.usda.gov
Contact Address:
USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service
Estimates Division
South Agriculture Building, Room 5910
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
City: Washington
Province or State: DC
Postal Code: 20250
Country: USA
Publications/References
SOURCE REFERENCES:

Mann Library, Cornell University. 1996. Mann Library [online].
Aquaculture. Trout Production. Ithaca, NY : Cornell University.
URL: http://www.mannlib.cornell.edu/
Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-08-28

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