2013-05-23T02:47:25Z Copyright (c) 2013, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/about/people/f/fischbach_jordan.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9612.html 2011-09-23T08:30:00Z 2011-09-23T08:30:00Z

Describes how nonstructural measures -- such as incentives for home elevation, incentives for relocation to lower-risk areas, and restrictions on the use of floodplain land -- can make New Orleans less vulnerable to storm surge.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/08/28/USNEWS.html 2012-08-28T09:41:00Z 2012-08-28T09:41:00Z

Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, it's clear that New Orleans and other cities along the Gulf Coast are applying what they learned then in preparation for Hurricane Isaac, write Gary Cecchine and Jordan R. Fischbach.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR927-1.html 2011-06-09T07:30:00Z 2011-06-09T07:30:00Z

In 2003, the U.S. Army moved from a division-based to a brigade-centric modular force structure. Congress requested a study of the process and outcomes of the initiative to assess the impact on the Army's capabilities in a range of operations.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR461.html 2007-10-12T19:32:00Z 2007-10-12T19:32:00Z

This report presents an analytical framework and describes a spreadsheet-based tool to help commercial building owners make reasoned judgments about various water-efficiency investment options.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR927-2.html 2012-03-16T13:15:00Z 2012-03-16T13:15:00Z

In 2003, the U.S. Army moved from a division-based to a brigade-centric modular force structure. Congress requested a study of the process and outcomes of the initiative to assess the impact on the Army's capabilities in a range of operations.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/11/01/RAND.html 2012-11-01T12:45:00Z 2012-11-01T12:45:00Z

Just as public agencies across the country conducted terrorism risk assessments in the wake of 9/11, a comprehensive infrastructure assessment may be in order to understand natural hazard risks and the potential exacerbating effects of climate change, write Gary Cecchine, David Groves, and Jordan Fischbach.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9294.html 2007-10-21T02:49:00Z 2007-10-21T02:49:00Z

This fact sheet describes a case study of commercial-building water efficiency and the Building Water Efficiency Analysis Model used to conduct it. The model allows convenient assessment of potential value of water-efficiency investments.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG532.html 2007-03-16T05:31:00Z 2007-03-16T05:31:00Z

This monograph proposes development of a tool -- an adaptation of a RAND tool called Assumption-Based Planning -- to help Army program and budget personnel maintain proper alignment between strategic guidance and the Army acquisition program and budget.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9701.html 2013-02-28T11:55:00Z 2013-02-28T11:55:00Z

Quantitative analysis is often indispensable to sound planning. But with deep uncertainty, predictions can lead decisionmakers astray. Robust Decision Making supports good decisions without predictions by testing plans against many futures.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2013/02/in-brief-jordan-r-fischbach-on-adapting-to-climate.html 2013-02-06T13:00:00Z 2013-02-06T13:00:00Z

Jordan Fischbach discusses how RAND helped Louisiana develop its 2012 Coastal Master Plan and key lessons that can make other communities more resilient in the face of natural disasters.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD262.html 2010-04-20T16:10:00Z 2010-04-20T16:10:00Z

Considers proposals to augment the existing flood-damage protection system in New Orleans with ''nonstructural'' risk mitigation programs focused on single-family homes.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9688.html 2012-10-10T09:15:00Z 2012-10-10T09:15:00Z

The Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment (CLARA) model estimates hurricane flood depths and damage and enables evaluation of potential flood risk reduction projects for inclusion in Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1259.html 2012-10-08T08:15:00Z 2012-10-08T08:15:00Z

Describes a model developed by RAND to estimate flood depths and damage that occurs as a result of major storms in Louisiana's coastal region and to evaluate potential projects for inclusion in the state's 2012 Coastal Master Plan.

http://www.rand.org/commentary/2012/11/09/CNN.html 2012-11-08T09:56:00Z 2012-11-08T09:56:00Z

Super Storm Sandy has created a rare moment when New York City and surrounding areas are singularly focused on the infrastructure needed in a changing environment. It is a moment to look south at Louisiana.

http://www.rand.org/blog/2012/12/new-colorado-river-basin-study-examines-tremendous.html 2012-12-18T13:30:00Z 2012-12-18T13:30:00Z

Growing water needs combined with uncertain but possibly deteriorating future hydrologic conditions could stress the Colorado River system in the coming 50 years.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9696.html 2013-02-12T10:00:00Z 2013-02-12T10:00:00Z

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana used a new analytic approach, developed in part by RAND, that incorporates results from predictive models in a decision tool to allow formulation and comparison of alternatives.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG788.html 2012-03-13T08:30:00Z 2012-03-13T08:30:00Z

The Army's staking much of its future battlefield success on the belief that units linked together with appropriate networks can dominate their adversaries by learning enemy locations and attacking with small arms fire and precision-guided munitions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9697.html 2013-01-29T08:30:00Z 2013-01-29T08:30:00Z

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana used a new analytic approach, developed in part by RAND, that incorporates results from predictive models in a decision tool to allow formulation and comparison of alternatives.