Global Landslide Mortality Risks and Distribution
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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: 20051231
Title: Global Landslide Mortality Risks and Distribution
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4JH3J4N
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050430
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: World Bank
Online Linkage: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/621711468175150317/Natural-disaster-hotspots-A-global-risk-analysis
Description:
Abstract:
The 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 data set. 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 data set 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).
Purpose: To provide a means of assessing global landslide mortality risks and distribution.
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Beginning Date: 2000/01/01
Ending Date: 2000/12/31
Currentness Reference: publication date
Status:
Progress: Complete
Maintenance and Update Frequency: As needed
Spatial Domain:
Bounding Coordinates:
West Bounding Coordinate: -180.000000
East Bounding Coordinate: 180.000000
North Bounding Coordinate: 85.000000
South Bounding Coordinate: -58.000000
Keywords:
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: SEDAC Theme
Theme Keyword: Agriculture
Theme Keyword: Hazards
Theme Keyword: Sustainability
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: ISO Topic
Theme Keyword: Inland Waters
Theme Keyword: Health
Theme Keyword: Society
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: Data Granularity
Theme Keyword: Global
Theme Keyword: Continent
Theme:
Theme Keyword Thesaurus: GCMD Science Keywords, Version 8.6
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > NATURAL HAZARDS > LANDSLIDES
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > TERRESTRIAL HYDROSPHERE > SNOW/ICE > AVALANCHE
Theme Keyword: EARTH SCIENCE > HUMAN DIMENSIONS > POPULATION > MORTALITY
Place:
Place Keyword Thesaurus: CIESIN Location Terms, Version 3.1
Place Keyword: Global
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 data set. 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 data sets, derived products, or services resulting from the use of this data set. CHRR, CIESIN, and The World Bank also request reprints of any publications and notification of any redistribution efforts.
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Contact Organization Primary:
Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
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Address Type: mailing and physical address
Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
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Citation Information:
Originator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI
Publication Date: 20051231
Title: Global Landslide Hazard Distribution
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050430
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: World Bank
Online Linkage: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/621711468175150317/Natural-disaster-hotspots-A-global-risk-analysis
Cross Reference:
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: 20051231
Title: Global Landslide Total Economic Loss Risk Deciles
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H49021PW
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050430
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: World Bank
Online Linkage: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/621711468175150317/Natural-disaster-hotspots-A-global-risk-analysis
Cross Reference:
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: 20051231
Title: Global Landslide Proportional Economic Loss Risk Deciles
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4DR2SDX
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050430
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: World Bank
Online Linkage: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/621711468175150317/Natural-disaster-hotspots-A-global-risk-analysis
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Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for Hazards and Risk Research - CHRR - Columbia University, Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, and Norwegian Geotechnical Institute - NGI
Publication Date: 20051231
Title: Global Landslide Hazard Distribution
Edition: 1.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Center for Hazards and Risk Research (CHRR)/Columbia University
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4P848VZ
Larger Work Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Dilley, M., R.S. Chen, U. Deichmann, A.L. Lerner-Lam, M. Arnold, J. Agwe, P. Buys, O. Kjekstad, B. Lyon, and G. Yetman
Publication Date: 20050430
Title: Natural Disaster Hotspots: A Global Risk Analysis
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: report
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Washington, D.C.
Publisher: World Bank
Online Linkage: http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/621711468175150317/Natural-disaster-hotspots-A-global-risk-analysis
Source Contribution: Provided global landslide hazard distribution data.
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Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Contribution: Provided global source of place names.
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Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Contribution: Provided national global estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
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Citation Information:
Originator: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Publication Date: 1997
Title: Vector Map Level O [VMAP(0)]/Digital Chart of the World
Edition: Version 3.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: model
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Bethesda, MD
Publisher: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
Other Citation Details: Formerly the National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA).
Online Linkage: http://www.nga.mil
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Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Contribution: Global source for major roads and railroads.
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Citation Information:
Originator: Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA); Centre for Research on the Epidemiology of Disasters (CRED)
Title: EM-DAT: The OFDA/CRED International Disaster Database
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Brussels, Belgium
Publisher: Université Catholique de Louvain
Online Linkage: www.em-dat.net
Source Time Period of Content:
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Range of Dates/Times:
Beginning Date: 1981
Ending Date: 2000
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Contribution: Provided historical hazard-specific mortality and economic loss rates.
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Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Sachs, J., J. McArthur, A. Mellinger, and P. Yared
Publication Date: 2003
Title: Subnational GDP Variation in a Cross-Section of Countries
Source Time Period of Content:
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Contribution: Provided methodology for spatially reallocating national estimates of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) subnationally.
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Originator: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) National Center for Earth Resources Observation and Science (EROS)
Title: Global Land Cover Characterization
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster digital data
Online Linkage: http://edcdaac.usgs.gov/glcc/glcc.asp
Source Contribution: Provided global land cover data.
Source Information:
Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN), Columbia Univeristy; International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI); World Resources Institute (WRI)
Publication Date: 2000
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 2 (GPWv2), Ancillary Data
Edition: Version 2.0
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: vector digital data
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC), Columbia University
Online Linkage: https://sedac.ciesin.columbia.edu/gpw-v2/
Source Time Period of Content:
Source Currentness Reference: publication date
Source Contribution: Provided year 2000 country boundaries.
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Source Citation:
Citation Information:
Originator: Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University, United Nations Food and Agriculture Programme - FAO, and Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical - CIAT
Publication Date: 20051231
Title: Gridded Population of the World, Version 3 (GPWv3): Population Count Grid
Edition: 3.00
Geospatial Data Presentation Form: raster, map service
Publication Information:
Publication Place: Palisades, NY
Publisher: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
Online Linkage: https://doi.org/10.7927/H4639MPP
Source Contribution: Provided year 2000 gridded global population estimates.
Process Step:
Process Description:
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 (GPW) Version 3.0(beta), 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 determing the contribution of each subnational unit to national GDP using data of varied origin. 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 data set (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 origin. Agricultural lands themselves are identified using a reinterpretation of USGS Global Land Cover Characterization data. At the level of the subnational-unit, an agricultural value per unit area is determined based upon the subnational agricultural productivity and the amount of agricultural lands within the subnational unit. This value is then multiplied by the amount of agricultural area within a grid cell to determine the agricultural GDP per grid cell. As with Gdpvalue, Agvalue is not an estimate of the agricultural GDP impacted by the hazard, but rather the estimated agricultural productivity that serves as a baseline. Agvalue is representative of the hazard decile class and not the indivual grid cell.
Areas of "No Data" are not necessarily without risk from hazards, but may rather be an artifact of a mask that excluded from analysis those areas with a population density less than 5 persons per square kilometer and without significant agriculture.
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Direct Spatial Reference Method: Raster
Raster Object Information:
Raster Object Type: Grid Cell
Row Count: 3430
Column Count: 8633
Vertical Count: 1
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Section Index
Horizontal Coordinate System Definition:
Geographic:
Latitude Resolution: 0.041700
Longitude Resolution: 0.041700
Geographic Coordinate Units: Decimal degrees
Geodetic Model:
Horizontal Datum Name: WGS84
Ellipsoid Name: WGS84
Semi-major Axis: 6378137.000000
Denominator of Flattening Ratio: 298.257224
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Contact Organization: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC)
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Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 61 Route 9W, P.O. Box 1000
City: Palisades
State or Province: New York
Postal Code: 10964
Country: USA
Contact Voice Telephone: +1 845-365-8920
Contact Facsimile Telephone: +1 845-365-8922
Contact Electronic Mail Address: ciesin.info@ciesin.columbia.edu
Resource Description: CIESIN_CHRR_NDH_LSLIDE_MRD
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Beginning Date: 2005/12/31
Ending Date: Present
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Metadata Date: 2005/10/06
Metadata Review Date: 2022/04/13
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Contact Organization: Center for International Earth Science Information Network (CIESIN) Metadata Administration
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Address: CIESIN, Columbia University, 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
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