Global Landslide Mortality Risks and Distribution

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Identification_Information:

Citation:

Citation_Information:

Originator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank

Publication_Date: 2005

Title: Global Landslide Mortality Risks and Distribution

Edition: 1.00

Geospatial_Data_Presentation_Form: raster, map

Series_Information:

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Publication_Information:

Publication_Place: Palisades, NY

Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University

Other_Citation_Details:

Online_Linkage: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-landslide-mortality-risks-distribution

Description:

Abstract:

Global Landslide Mortality Risks and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid of global landslide mortality risks. Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) data provide a baseline estimation of population per grid cell from which to estimate potential mortality risks due to landslide hazard. Mortality loss estimates per hazard event are caculated using regional, hazard-specific mortality records of the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT) that span the 20 years between 1981 and 2000. Data regarding the frequency and distribution of landslide hazard are obtained from the Global Landslide Hazard Distribution dataset. In order to more accurately reflect the confidence associated with the data and procedures, the potential mortality estimate range is classified into deciles, 10 classes of increasing risk with an approximately equal number of grid cells per class, producing a relative estimate of landslide-based mortality risks. This dataset is the result of collaboration among the Columbia University Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank, and Columbia University Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN). The data in American Standard Code for Information Interchange (ASCII) and dBASE (DBF) formats and a map in Portable Document Format (PDF) and Portable Network Graphics (PNG) formats are available from the NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). To provide a means of assessing global landslide mortality risks and distribution.

Purpose:

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Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank 2005 Global Landslide Proportional Economic Loss Risk Deciles, v 1 (2000) Palisades, NY Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-landslide-proportional-economic-loss-risk-deciles

Supplemental_Information:

REFERENCE: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)/Columbia University, and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank 2005 Global Landslide Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles, v 1 (2000) Palisades, NY Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-landslide-total-economic-loss-risk-deciles

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Beginning_Date: 20000101

Ending_Date: 20000101

Currentness_Reference:Unknown

Status:

Progress: Complete

Maintenance_and_Update_Frequency: As needed

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West_Bounding_Coordinate: -180.0

East_Bounding_Coordinate: 180.0

North_Bounding_Coordinate: 85.0

South_Bounding_Coordinate: -58.0

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Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > CRYOSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > AVALANCHE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > AVALANCHE

Theme_Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > LAND SURFACE > EROSION/SEDIMENTATION > LANDSLIDES

Theme_Keyword: EOSDIS > EARTH OBSERVING SYSTEM DATA INFORMATION SYSTEM

Theme_Keyword: ESIP > EARTH SCIENCE INFORMATION PARTNERS PROGRAM

Theme_Keyword: NDH > NATURAL DISASTER HOTSPOTS

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Area

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Preparedness

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Prevention

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Natural Disasters

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Environmental Protection > Environmental Modeling > Disaster Modeling

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Human And Environmental Health > Vital Statistics > Global Population Estimates

Theme_Keyword: Ciesin > Human And Environmental Health > Vital Statistics > Mortality

Theme_Keyword: Disasters

Theme_Keyword: Distribution

Theme_Keyword: Geological Hazards

Theme_Keyword: Landslides

Theme_Keyword: Hazards

Theme_Keyword: Hotspots

Theme_Keyword: Mortality

Theme_Keyword: Risks

Theme_Keyword: Esip

Theme_Keyword: HEALTH

Theme_Keyword: INLAND WATERS

Theme_Keyword: SOCIETY

Theme_Keyword: ENGLISH

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Place_Keyword_Thesaurus: GCMD

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > EQUATORIAL

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > GLOBAL

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > MID-LATITUDE

Place_Keyword: GEOGRAPHIC REGION > POLAR

Access_Constraints: None

Use_Constraints:

The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York, Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), and International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank hold the copyright of this dataset. Users are prohibited from any commercial, non-free resale, or redistribution without explicit written permission from CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank. Users should acknowledge CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank as the source used in the creation of any reports, publications, new datasets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this dataset. CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistribution efforts.

Point_of_Contact:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Person_Primary:

Contact_Person: SEDAC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: TECHNICAL CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

State_or_Province: NY

Postal_Code: 10964

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8920

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Data_Quality_Information:

Attribute_Accuracy:

Attribute_Accuracy_Report:

The records of the Emergency Events Database (EM-DAT), collected over a 20 year period from 1981 to 2000, provide regional, hazard-specific mortality and economic loss rates. A crude estimation of the global landslide hazard mortality is developed using the EM-DAT regional mortality rates, population distributions from Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3), and distribution data from Global Landslide Hazard Distribution. To better reflect the confidence associated with the result, mortality figures are classified into deciles, 10 classes of an approximately equal number of grid cells of increasing mortality (item Value). Building upon a methodology developed by Sachs et al. (2003), a Gross Domestic Product (GDP) value (US$, 2000, purchase power parity adjusted (PPP)) is estimated for each grid cell. The process begins by determining the contribution of each subnational unit to national GDP using data of varied origins. The ratio of the subnational production to the national GDP is the contribution ratio. To ensure uniformity between countries, these contribution ratios are utilized with published World Bank estimates of GDP. Once a standardized version of subnational GDP has been calculated, this value is further divided by the total population within the subnational unit. This subnational, per-person GDP value is multiplied by the grid cell population density to determine a GDP value for the grid cell. The GDP values presented in this dataset (item Gdpvalue) are not projections of impacted GDP, but rather the estimates of GDP that serve as a baseline for estimating hazard impacts. Furthermore, Gdpvalue is indicative of the GDP associated with each of the hazard risk deciles and not the individual grid cell. Estimating the agricultural GDP (item Agvalue) follows a process similar to GDP. The amount of agricultural GDP is derived at the subnational unit using available data of various origins.

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Contact_Organization: SEDAC > Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center

Contact_Person: SEDAC USER SERVICES

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

State_or_Province: NY

Postal_Code: 10964

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8920

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu

Distributor:

Contact_Information:

Contact_Organization_Primary:

Contact_Organization: WDC/HIE, PALISADES > World Data Center for Human Interactions in the Environment

Contact_Person: ROBERT CHEN

Contact_Position: DATA CENTER CONTACT

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: WDC for Human Interactions in the Environment

Address: CIESIN/Columbia University

Address: P. O. Box 1000

Address: 61 Route 9W

City: Palisades

State_or_Province: NY

Postal_Code: 10964

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: 1-845-365-8952

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: 1-845-365-8922

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: bchen@ciesin.columbia.edu

Resource_Description: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_LSLIDE_MRD

Resource_Description: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_LSLIDE_MRD

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Format_Name: PNG

Transfer_Size: 168 MB

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http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/

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http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/wdc/

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http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/data/set/ndh-land...

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Data download page.

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http://reverb.echo.nasa.gov/reverb/#utf8=%E2%9C%93...

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Refine your granule search with ECHO's next generation Earth Science discovery tool (Reverb) using information from this record.

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Maps in PDF and PNG formats.

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Metadata_Reference_Information:

Metadata_Date: 20051006

Metadata_Review_Date: 20130213

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Contact_Information:

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Contact_Person: CIESIN METADATA ADMINISTRATION

Contact_Position: DIF AUTHOR

Contact_Address:

Address_Type: Mailing and Physical Address

Address: 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000

City: Palisades

State_or_Province: New York

Postal_Code: 10964

Country: USA

Contact_Voice_Telephone: +1 845-365-8988

Contact_Facsimile_Telephone: +1 845-365-8922

Contact_Electronic_Mail_Address: metadata@ciesin.columbia.edu

Metadata_Standard_Name: FGDC Content Standards for Digital Geospatial Metadata

Metadata_Standard_Version: FGDC-STD-001-1998

Metadata_Time_Convention: local time