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2002 Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)
Entry ID:
CIESIN_SEDAC_ESI_2002
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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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
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Quality
ATTRIBUTE ACCURACY REPORT: Not available
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ACCESS CONSTRAINTS: None
DISTRIBUTION LIABILITY: Every effort has been made to ensure that these data are accurate and reliable within the limits of current NOAA quality control procedures. NOAA can only certify that the data provided to its customers is an authentic copy of the records which were accepted for inclusion in NOAA archives. NOAA cannot assume liability for any damages caused by any errors or omissions in the data, nor as a result of the failure of the data to function on a particular system. NOAA makes no warranty, expressed or implied, nor does the fact of distribution constitute such a warranty.
Use Constraints
None
Data Set Progress
COMPLETE
Data Center
Distribution
Distribution Format:
CD-ROM
Fees:
Please see summary
Personnel
Role:
DIF AUTHOR
Phone:
828-271-4800
Fax:
828-271-4876
Email:
ncdc.metadata at noaa.gov
Contact Address:
151 Patton Avenue
Room 468
City:
Asheville
Province or State:
North Carolina
Postal Code:
28801-5001
Country:
USA
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Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date:
2007-01-29
Last DIF Revision Date:
2013-01-24
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