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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.

Related URL

Link: GET DATA

Description: Data download page.

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

Science Keywords

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > TRACE ELEMENTS/TRACE METALS

ATMOSPHERE > ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY > TRACE GASES/TRACE SPECIES

ISO Topic Category

CLIMATOLOGY/METEOROLOGY/ATMOSPHERE

IMAGERY/BASE MAPS/EARTH COVER

Ancillary Keywords

ABSORPTION SPECTRA

BRONO2

Data Set Progress

COMPLETE

Originating Center

Eridan-1

Data Center

Eridan-1 Ltd.

Data Center URL: http://eridan.mega.ru/

Data Center Personnel
Name: SERGEY S. KHMELEVTSOV Phone: 7-08439-44380 Fax: 7-08439-44304 Email: eridan at obninsk.com Email: k-dim at eridan.mega.ru Contact Address: Eridan-1 Ltd. Science and Technology Center 4 Marksa St., City: Obninsk Province or State: Kaluga Region Postal Code: 249035 Country: Russia

Distribution

Distribution Media: diskettes

Distribution Size: 1MB

Fees: contact Eridan for cost

Personnel

SERGEY S. KHMELEVTSOV

Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Phone: 7-08439-44380

Fax: 7-08439-44304

Email: eridan at obninsk.com

Email: k-dim at eridan.mega.ru

Contact Address:

Eridan-1 Ltd.

Science and Technology Center

4 Marksa St.,

City: Obninsk

Province or State: Kaluga Region

Postal Code: 249035

Country: Russia

Creation and Review Dates

Last DIF Revision Date: 2006-08-22

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