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CIESIN. World Data Center-A for Human Interactions in the Environment Focuses on: impacts of human activities and institutional arrangements on environment how environmental change affects society http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu.

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CIESIN

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  1. CIESIN • World Data Center-A for Human Interactions in the Environment • Focuses on: • impacts of human activities and institutional arrangements on environment • how environmental change affects society • http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu

  2. Metropolitan East Coast Assessment“Climate Change and a Global City” • http://metroeast_climate.ciesin.columbia.edu/ • Part of US National Assessment of vulnerability to climate change • Climate impacts on dynamic urban region • Educator’s module • GIS software, datasets and lesson plans

  3. Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC) • Human interactions in the environment • Many data sets and applications to access and view data http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu

  4. Gridded Population of the World • World population and population density • Data in 2.5’ x 2.5’ grid cells • Available in standard GIS formats • http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/plue/gpw/

  5. U.S.-Mexico Demographic Data Viewer http://plue.sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/plue/ddviewer/ddv30-USMEX/ • Online, interactive data mapping tool • Cross-border analysis of: • Population • Vital statistics

  6. Environmental Sustainability Index 2001 Rankings http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/indicators/ESI/ http://maps.ciesin.columbia.edu/esi/

  7. Environmental Sustainability: Perspectives on the World • Taught by Marc Levy (CIESIN) • Explores many facets of environmental sustainability • Columbia Interactive e-seminar • 3-5 hours, not for credit • Free to Columbia faculty, staff, students • $45 to others • http://ci.columbia.edu/ci/eseminars/1401_detail.html

  8. Cyber seminars • Bibliographic database • Research monographs • Project of: • International Human Dimensions Program (IHDP) • International Union for the Scientific Study of Population (IUSSP) • http://www.populationenvironmentresearch.org

  9. SEDAC Catalog Search Tool • Data discovery • Search by location, keyword, date • Simultaneously search multiple remote catalogs

  10. Proceedings and background paper: • http://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/rs-treaties/ • In collaboration with: • IUCN • Medias-France • Woodrow Wilson International Center

  11. Thematic Guides • On-line guides to global change topics such as: • Agriculture • Population Projections • Human Health • Land Use • Ozone Depletion • Political Institutions • Integrated Assessment Modeling of Climate Change • Remote Sensing • http://www.ciesin.columbia.edu/TG/thematic-home.html

  12. US Global Change Research Information Office • Disseminates global change information • Online publications and links • “Ask Dr. Global Change” reference service • http://www.gcrio.org/

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