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West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping

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  • Collection Overview
  • Data Sets (16)
    • Economic Systems Index, v1 (2000, 2010)
    • Commercial Crop Production, v1 (2000)
    • Deforestation, v1 (2000 – 2012)
    • Demographic and Health Survey Data Sets, v1 (1998 – 2013)
    • GPWv4 Population Density Preliminary Release, v1 (2010)
    • GPWv4 Population Growth Preliminary Release, v1 (2000 – 2010)
    • Gridded Subset of Sub-national Poverty and Extreme Poverty Prevalence, v1 (2005)
    • Mangrove Forests Distribution Polygon, v1 (2000)
    • Point and Gridded Locations of Fatalities, v1 (2008 – 2013)
    • Population Projections, v1 (2030, 2050)
    • Social Vulnerability Indices, v1 (1997, 2005, 2008, 2010, 2013)
    • Subset of DMSP-OLS Nighttime Lights for Economic Activity, v1 (2010)
    • Subset of Global Mammal and Amphibian Richness Grids, 2015 Release (2013)
    • Subset of High and Low Resolution Altimeter Corrected Elevations 2 (ACE2), v1 (1994 – 2005)
    • Subset of JRC Map of Accessibility, v1 (1987 – 2008)
    • Subset of OpenStreetMap Roads, v1 (2014)

Economic Systems Index, v1 (2000, 2010)

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Purpose:
To assess relative levels of economic activity in the coastal zone of West Africa.
Abstract:
The West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Economic Systems Index is a composite index based on several spatial indicators, including gridded Gross Domestic Product (GDP), nighttime lights as a proxy for urban built-up and industrial areas, and cocoa, coconut, palm oil, rubber, and banana production in metric tons. It covers the coastal region of West Africa within 200 km of the coast. Population growth in the coastal zone is mostly a function of migration related to coastal economic activities; this indicator provides insights into highly exposed coastal areas that not only have high levels of economic activity but also high population growth and migration.
Recommended Citation(s)*:

Center for International Earth Science Information Network - CIESIN - Columbia University. 2018. West Africa Coastal Vulnerability Mapping: Economic Systems Index. Palisades, New York: NASA Socioeconomic Data and Applications Center (SEDAC). https://doi.org/10.7927/H4X9287N. Accessed DAY MONTH YEAR.

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