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.
Related URL
Description: Data download page.

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: 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
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Instrument
Cameras Ancillary Description
Access Constraints none
Use Constraints none
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Global Hydrology Resource Center, Marshall Space Flight Center, NASA Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://ghrc.nsstc.nasa.gov/

Data Center Personnel
Name: GHRC USER SERVICES OFFICE
Phone: 256-961-7932
Fax: 256-961-7859
Email: ghrcdaac at itsc.uah.edu
Contact Address:
GHRC User Services Office
Global Hydrology Resource Center (GHRC)
320 Sparkman Drive
City: Huntsville
Province or State: AL
Postal Code: 35805
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: video tapes
Distribution Format: VHS
Fees: $0
Personnel
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Role: TECHNICAL CONTACT
Phone: 305-361-4311
Email: neal.dorst at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
4300 Rickenbacker Causeway
City: Miami
Province or State: FL
Postal Code: 33149
Country: USA
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Creation and Review Dates
Last DIF Revision Date: 2010-11-18

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