Author: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN)

Year: 1995

Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 1 (GPWv1) consists of estimates of human population for the year 1994 by 5 arc-minute grid cells. The 4 products are raw and smoothed population counts and de ...more...

Keywords: Global, Continent, GIS, Gridded Population of the World (GPW), Population, Boundaries, Society, Population, Population, Cartography

Suggested Citation: National Center for Geographic Information and Analysis (NCGIA); Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) 1995. Gridded Population of the World, Version 1 (GPWv1) Saginaw, MI: CIESIN. Available at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/

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Author: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); World Resources Institute (WRI)

Year: 2000

Abstract: Gridded Population of the World, Version 2 (GPWv2) consists of estimates of human population for the years 1995 and 1990 by 2.5 arc-minute grid cells. The data products are population counts (raw cou ...more...

Keywords: Global Population, GPW Version 2, GPW v2, Population Density, Population Estimates, Population Projections, Population Studies, Continent, Country, Global

Suggested Citation: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); World Resources Institute (WRI) 2000. Gridded Population of the World, Version 2 (GPWv2) Palisades, NY: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University. Available at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/

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Author: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University

Year: 2006

Abstract: The Ancillary Data portion of the Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections contains 38 variables (time series data on population and gross domestic product as well as region c ...more...

Keywords: CIESIN > Economic Activity > Income > National Income, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Size, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Vital Statistics > National Population Estimates, EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Size, Gross Domestic Product, Land Area, Water Bodies, Population, Non-GIS, Environmental Sustainability Index (ESI)

Suggested Citation: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University 2006. Compendium of Environmental Sustainability Indicator Collections: Ancillary Data Palisades, NY: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University. Available at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/es/compendium.html

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Author: Small, C.; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University

Year: 2006

Abstract: The Urban Landsat: Cities from Space dataset contains images for 66 urban areas and the raw, unerlying data for 28 of these places. Each image shows a Landsat false color composite in UTM projection. ...more...

Keywords: CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Human Settlements > Urbanization, EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Land Use/Land Cover > Land Use Classes, Cities, Landsat, Remote Sensing, Satellite Imagery, Urban Landsat, Topographic and Land Characteristics, Country, GIS

Suggested Citation: Small, C.; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University 2006. Urban Landsat: Cities from Space Palisades, NY: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University. Available at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/ulandsat/

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Author: McGranahan, G., Balk , D. and Anderson, B.

Year: 2007

Abstract: The Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Estimates consists of country-level estimates of urban, rural and total population and land area country-wide and in the LECZ, if applicable. Additio ...more...

Keywords: CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Human Settlements > Rural Areas, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Human Settlements > Urbanization, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Water Forms > Coastal Zones, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Distribution, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Demographic Characteristics > Population Size, EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Distribution, EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Size, EARTH SCIENCE > Oceans > Coastal Processes > Coastal Elevation, Cities, Global Population

Suggested Citation: McGranahan, G., Balk , D. and Anderson, B. 2007. Low Elevation Coastal Zone (LECZ) Urban-Rural Population Estimates, Global Rural-Urban Mapping Project (GRUMP), Alpha Version Palisades, NY: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University. Available at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw/lecz.jsp

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Author: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)

Year:

Abstract: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Socio-Economic Baseline Dataset consists of population, human development, economic, water resources, land cover, land use, agriculture, food, ene ...more...

Keywords: CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Animal Production, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Animal Yields, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Crop Yields, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Agricultural Outputs, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Agricultural Productivity, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Agricultural Products, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Irrigated Agriculture, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Agricultural Production > Water Resources, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Biota > Animals, CIESIN > Agriculture and Food Security > Biota > Plants

Suggested Citation: Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) . IPCC Socio-Economic Baseline Dataset New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. Available at: http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/ddc/baseline/

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Author: Gaffin, S.R., Xing, X., Yetman, G., Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University

Year: 200207

Abstract: The Country-Level Population and Downscaled Projections Based on Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) B2 Scenario, 1990-2100, were based on the UN 1998 Medium Long Range Projection for the ye ...more...

Keywords: EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Emissions, EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Distribution, EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Size, Downscaled Projections, Downscaling, Emissions Scenarios, Population Growth, Global, Continent, County

Suggested Citation: Gaffin, S.R., Xing, X., Yetman, G., Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University 200207. Country-Level Population and Downscaled Projections Based on the SRES B2 Scenario, 1990-2100 Palisades, NY: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University. Available at: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/datasets/downscaled/

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

Year: 2005

Abstract: Global Flood Mortality Risks and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid of global flood mortality risks. Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3) data provided a baseline population per grid cel ...more...

Keywords: Health, Inland Waters, Society, Climate, Hazards, Health, Population, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Area, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Preparedness, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Prevention

Suggested Citation: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), Columbia University; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank 2005. Global Flood Mortality Risks and Distribution Palisades, NY: CHRR, Columbia University. Available at: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/chrr/research/hotspots/

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Author: Gaffin, S.R., Xing, X., Yetman, G., Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University

Year: 200207

Abstract: The Country-Level Population and Downscaled Projections Based on Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) A1, B1, and A2 Scenarios, 1990-2100, were adopted in 2000 from population projections rea ...more...

Keywords: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Air Quality > Emissions, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Vital Statistics > Fertility, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Vital Statistics > Mortality, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Vital Statistics > National Population Estimates, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Vital Statistics > National Population Projections, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Vital Statistics > Regional Population Estimates, CIESIN > Population Dynamics > Vital Statistics > Regional Population Projections, EARTH SCIENCE > Atmosphere > Air Quality > Emissions, EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Distribution, EARTH SCIENCE > Human Dimensions > Population > Population Size

Suggested Citation: Gaffin, S.R., Xing, X., Yetman, G., Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University 200207. Country-Level Population and Downscaled Projections Based on the SRES A1, B1, and A2 Scenarios, 1990-2100 Palisades, NY: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University. Available at: http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/datasets/downscaled/

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

Year: 2005

Abstract: Global Multihazard Mortality Risks and Distribution is a 2.5 minute grid identifying and characterizing the nature of multihazard risk at the global scale. For this study, multihazard considers the h ...more...

Keywords: CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Cyclones, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Area, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Preparedness, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Disaster Prevention, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Droughts, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Earthquakes, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Floods, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Hurricanes, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Natural Disasters, CIESIN > Environmental Protection > Disasters > Storms

Suggested Citation: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR), Columbia University; Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia University; International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank 2005. Global Multihazard Mortality Risks and Distribution Palisades, NY: CHRR, Columbia University. Available at: http://www.ldeo.columbia.edu/chrr/research/hotspots/

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