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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 ...

Purpose: To provide a comparative index of national-level environmental sustainability covering a number of sustainability dimensions.

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Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

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Description: Maps in PDF and PNG formats.

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: 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

Location Keywords

OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN

CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA

Service Keywords

EDUCATION/OUTREACH >INTERACTIVE PROGRAMS >WEB-BASED

Science Keywords

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL AQUATIC SCIENCES

AGRICULTURE >AGRICULTURAL CHEMICALS

ISO Topic Category

FARMING

BIOTA

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Organisations

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Service Provider

UE-EDINBURGH/DL/EDINA > EDINA, Data Library, University of Edinburgh

Service Organization URL: http://edina.ed.ac.uk/

Service Provider Personnel
Name: EDINA SERVICES Phone: +44 (0)131 650 3302 Fax: +44 (0)131 650 3308 Email: edina at ed.ac.uk Contact Address: EDINA National Data Centre Edinburgh University Main Library Building George Square City: Edinburgh Postal Code: EH8 9LJ Country: Scotland

Distribution

Distribution Media: Electronic

Fees: None

Personnel

DAVID MEDYCKYJ-SCOTT

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +44 (0)131 651 1308

Fax: +44 (0)131 650 3308

Email: D.Medyckyj-Scott at ed.ac.uk

Contact Address:

Edinburgh University

EDINA National Data Centre

Main Library Building

George Square

City: Edinburgh

Postal Code: EH8 9LJ

Country: Scotland

EDINA SERVICES

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: +44 (0)131 650 3302

Fax: +44 (0)131 650 3308

Email: edina at ed.ac.uk

Contact Address:

EDINA National Data Centre

Edinburgh University

Main Library Building

George Square

City: Edinburgh

Postal Code: EH8 9LJ

Country: Scotland

TYLER B. STEVENS

Role: SERF 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

Creation and Review Dates

SERF Creation Date: 2005-08-25
SERF Last Revision Date: 2010-09-01

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