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2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Entry ID: CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2002

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Summary

Abstract: The 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI) measures overall progress toward environmental sustainability for 142 countries based on environmental systems, stresses, human vulnerability, social and institutional capacity and global stewardship. The addition of a climate change indicator, reduction in number of capacity indicators, and an improved imputation methodology contributed to an improvement from the 2001 ESI. The index was unveiled at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting, January 2002, New York. The 2002 ESI is the result of collaboration among the World Economic Forum (WEF), Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP), and the Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN).

The report of the methodologies and the results, the ESI, component, indicator and variable scores for all countries in Portable Document (PDF) and Microsoft Excel (XLS) formats 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 a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability covering a number of sustainability dimensions.

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Geographic Coverage

N: 90.0 S: -55.0 E: 180.0 W: -180.0

Data Set Citation

Dataset Originator/Creator: World Economic Forum (WEF) Global Leaders for Tomorrow Environment Task Force, Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University, and Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University
Dataset Title: 2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Dataset Release Date: 2002
Dataset Release Place: New Haven, CT
Dataset Publisher: Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP)/Yale University
Version: 2002.00
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

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >EMISSIONS    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >NITROGEN OXIDES    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >PARTICULATES    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >SULFUR OXIDES    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >AIR QUALITY >VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >CARBON DIOXIDE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >CARBON AND HYDROCARBON COMPOUNDS >NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS/VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >HALOCARBONS AND HALOGENS >CHLOROFLUOROCARBONS    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >NITROGEN COMPOUNDS >NITROGEN DIOXIDE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >NITROGEN COMPOUNDS >NITROGEN OXIDES    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >NITROGEN COMPOUNDS >NITROUS OXIDE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >OXYGEN COMPOUNDS >MOLECULAR OXYGEN    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >SULFUR COMPOUNDS >SULFUR DIOXIDE    [Definition]

ATMOSPHERE >ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY >SULFUR COMPOUNDS >SULFUR OXIDES    [Definition]

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >BIRDS    [Definition]

BIOLOGICAL CLASSIFICATION >ANIMALS/VERTEBRATES >MAMMALS    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >ECOLOGICAL DYNAMICS >SPECIES/POPULATION INTERACTIONS >ENDANGERED SPECIES    [Definition]

BIOSPHERE >VEGETATION >VEGETATION SPECIES    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS >INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION >DEFORESTATION    [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >EROSION/SEDIMENTATION >DEGRADATION    [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >EROSION/SEDIMENTATION >EROSION    [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >LAND USE/LAND COVER >LAND RESOURCES    [Definition]

LAND SURFACE >SOILS >SOIL STRUCTURE    [Definition]

SOLID EARTH >ROCKS/MINERALS/CRYSTALS >SEDIMENTARY ROCKS >COAL    [Definition]

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >GROUND WATER >GROUNDWATER CHEMISTRY    [Definition]

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

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >DISSOLVED GASES    [Definition]

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

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >PHOSPHOROUS COMPOUNDS    [Definition]

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

TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE >WATER QUALITY/WATER CHEMISTRY >TOXIC CHEMICALS    [Definition]

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

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >PUBLIC HEALTH    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >SOCIOECONOMICS >INDUSTRIALIZATION    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >ENVIRONMENTAL GOVERNANCE/MANAGEMENT >WATER MANAGEMENT    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >HABITAT CONVERSION/FRAGMENTATION >URBANIZATION/URBAN SPRAWL    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >SOCIAL BEHAVIOR >VULNERABILITY LEVELS/INDEX    [Definition]

HUMAN DIMENSIONS >SUSTAINABILITY >ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY    [Definition]

ISO Topic Category

ECONOMY
ENVIRONMENT
HEALTH
SOCIETY

Project

EOSDIS >Earth Observing System Data Information System    [Information]

GTOS >Global Terrestrial Observing System    [Information]

ESIP >Earth Science Information Partners Program    [Information]

ESI >Environmental Sustainability Index    [Information]

Quality

Data sources covering fundamental components of environmental sustainability were utilized to derive the ESI.

Access Constraints

None

Use Constraints

The Yale Center for Environmental Law and Policy (YCELP) holds the copyright of
this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial sale or free
redistribution without explicit written permission from YCELP. Users should
acknowledge YCELP, CIESIN, and WEF as the source used in the creation of any
reports, publications, new datasets, derived products, or services resulting
from the use of this dataset. YCELP, CIESIN, and WEF 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_ESI_2002

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_ESI_2002

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: PDF
Fees: 0

Distribution_Media: ONLINE HTTP
Distribution_Format: XLS
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

Frauenfeld, O.W., T. Zhang, and J. L. McCreight. Submitted. Climatology and variability of the 20th century Northern Hemisphere freezing/thawing index. International Journal of Climatology.

Mitchell TD, Jones PD. 2005. An improved method of constructing a database of monthly climate observations and associated high-resolution grids. International Journal of Climatology 25, 693Â712.

Simmons A. J., P. D. Jones, V da Costa Bechtold, A. C. M. Beljaars, P. W. KÃ¥llberg, S. Saarinen, S. M. Uppala, P. Viterbo, and N. Wedi. 2004. Comparison of trends and variability in CRU, ERA-40, and NCEP/NCAR analyses of monthly-mean surface air temperature. ERA-40 Project Report Series No. 18, 38.

Willmott C.J. and K. Matsura. 2001. Terrestrial air temperature and precipitation: Monthly and annual time series (1950-1999). Newark, DE: Center for Climatic Research, Department of Geography, University of Delaware, Newark.

Creation and Review Dates

DIF Creation Date: 2005-11-03

Last DIF Revision Date: 2012-05-13

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