Population Pressure, 2007-2008

Description:

This raster layer represents changes in resource use due to population growth and industrial development that have caused degradation of the coastal zone and marine resources. This layer is part of the Global Map of Human Impacts to Marine Ecosystems, a collection of data and analyses related to anthropogenic drivers of change in marine ecosystems.The goal of this research is to estimate and visualize the global impact that humans are having on the oceans' ecosystems.

Creator:

National Center for Ecological Analysis and Synthesis

Publisher:

Science

Provider:

Stanford

Resource Class:

Datasets

Resource Type:

Raster data

Subject:

Human ecology, Population, Environmental impact analysis, Environment, Oceans, and Society

Temporal Coverage:

2007 and 2008

Date Issued:

2008

Spatial Coverage:

Earth and Earth (Planet)

Access Rights:

Public

Format:

ArcGRID

More details at:

http://purl.stanford.edu/wk155tj1117