Vegetation-Human Sensitivity Index (VHSI): A Global Framework for 1992-2000

A 46.5 KB computational framework for the Vegetation-Human Sensitivity Index (VHSI). It reconstructs seven types of anthropogenic disturbances from 1992 to 2000, assesses global vegetation resilience, and calculates the VHSI index. The framework was authored by wei zhou and last updated on 2026-04 23.

Use Cases

• Modeling vegetation resilience to human pressure based on the described VHSI framework.
• Mapping anthropogenic disturbance patterns based on the seven reconstructed disturbance types.
• Calculating a global sensitivity index for environmental policy planning based on the VHSI methodology.

Strengths

• Framework is openly licensed under CC-BY-4.0.
• Provides a specific temporal coverage from 1992 to 2000.
• Focuses on seven distinct anthropogenic disturbance types.

Limitations

• The dataset is very small at 46.5 KB, indicating a limited scope.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.

Provenance

Source

wei zhou via figshare

Collection Method

Computational framework for index calculation.

Time Range

1992 to 2000

Freshness

Last updated 2026-04-23 08:23:32; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Global