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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.
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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
Location Keywords
OCEAN > PACIFIC OCEAN
CONTINENT > AFRICA > NORTHERN AFRICA > ALGERIA
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Science Keywords
ISO Topic Category
Platform
SHIPS Ancillary Description
Instrument
CTD > Conductivity, Temperature, Depth Ancillary Description
NISKIN BOTTLES Ancillary Description
PLANKTON NETS Ancillary Description
SEDIMENT TRAPS Ancillary Description
Project
Access Constraints The following citation should be included in any use of the data from
the LTER Palmer archive: "Data from the Palmer LTER data archive were
supported by Office of Polar Programs, NSF (OPP-96-32763)".
Use Constraints "Data from the Palmer LTER data archive were supported by Office of
Polar Programs, NSF (OPP-96-32763)". Additionally, specific
investigators might be cited for their contribution of data or to the
paper. Users of the data accept responsibility to provide a copy of
publications using the data to: LTER Palmer Data Management,c/o
Dr. Raymond Smith, ICESS, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 93106)"
Ancillary Keywords
Originating Center
LTER/PALMER
Data Center
Palmer Research Station, Long Term Ecological Research Program Supplemental Info
Data Center URL: http://pal.lternet.edu/

Data Center Personnel
Name: KAREN S. BAKER
Phone: (858) 534-2350
Fax: (858) 534-2997
Email: karen at icess.ucsb.edu
Contact Address:
University of California, San Diego (UCSD)
2252 Sverdrup Hall, Mail Code 0218
8615 Discovery Way
Scripps Institution of Oceanography
City: La Jolla
Province or State: CA
Postal Code: 92093-0218
Country: USA
Distribution
Distribution Media: online ftp, www
Fees: None
Personnel
RAYMOND C. SMITH
Role: INVESTIGATOR
Phone: (805) 893-4709
Fax: (805) 893-2578
Email: ray at icess.ucsb.edu
Contact Address:
Institute for Computational Earth System Science (ICESS)
University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB)
6812 Ellison Hall
City: Santa Barbara
Province or State: California
Postal Code: 93106
Country: USA
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Publications/References
Karl, D.M. and W.O. Smith, R/V Polar Duke 92-09:02-23 November 1992
Initial Cruise Report. Univ of Hawaii Report, 1992.
Creation and Review Dates
DIF Creation Date: 2002-02-25
Last DIF Revision Date: 2002-02-25

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