Mark Hanson

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Senior Project Associate
Santa Monica Office

Education

Ph.D. in policy, planning and development, Universtiy of Southern California; M.P.A. in public affairs, Indiana University; M.S. in environmental science and policy, Indiana University; B.S. in psychobiology and business administration, University of California, Los Angeles

Overview

Biography

Mark Hanson is a senior project associate with research interests in environmental science and policy; urban and transportation planning; residential energy efficiency; quality of health care; and spatial analysis.

Recent Projects

  • Mapping health care quality hotspots in California
  • Mapping health literacy in Missouri
  • Costs and benefits of habitat conservation in Riverside County
  • Traffic congestion in Los Angeles
  • Post-Katrina recovery of the housing market in coastal Mississippi

Selected Publications

Martin et al, A Prototype Interactive Mapping Tool to Target Low Health Literacy in Missouri, RAND Corporation (TR-811), 2010

Lloyd Dixon et al, Balancing Environment and Development: Costs, Revenues, and Benefits of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan, RAND Corporation (MG-816), 2008

Paul Sorensen et al, Moving Los Angeles: Short-Term Policy Options for Improving Transportation, RAND Corporation (MG-748), 2008

Kevin McCarthy and Mark Hanson, Post-Katrina Recovery of the Housing Market Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast, RAND Corporation (TR-511), 2008

Mark Hanson, The Role of Energy Efficiency in Homebuying Decisions, RAND Corporation (WR-352), 2006

Tom LaTourrette et al, Assessing Natural Gas and Oil Resources: An Example of a New Approach in the Greater Green River Basin, RAND Corporation (MR-1683), 2003

Honors & Awards

  • Provost's Award, University of Southern California

Publications

A Prototype Interactive Mapping Tool to Target Low Health Literacy in Missouri - 2010

Balancing Environment and Development: Costs, Revenues, and Benefits of the Western Riverside County Multiple Species Habitat Conservation Plan - 2008

Moving Los Angeles: Short-Term Policy Options for Improving Transportation - 2008

Post-Katrina Recovery of the Housing Market Along the Mississippi Gulf Coast - 2008

Rebuilding Affordable Housing on the Gulf Coast: Lessons Learned in Mississippi from Hurricane Katrina - 2008

Reducing Traffic Congestion in Los Angeles - 2008

Assessing Progress in Rebuilding the Housing Market in Mississippi in the Wake of Katrina - 2007

What Progress Is Mississippi Making in Rebuilding Its Affordable Housing Stock After Katrina? - 2007

Rebuilding Housing Along the Mississippi Coast: Ideas for Ensuring an Adequate Supply of Affordable Housing - 2006

The Role of Energy Efficiency in Homebuying Decisions: Results of Initial Focus Group Discussions - 2006

Making a Tough Sell: Options for Promoting Energy Efficiency in New California Homes - 2004

Assessing Natural Gas and Oil Resources: An Example of a New Approach in the Greater Green River Basin - 2003

A New Approach to Assessing Gas and Oil Resources in the Intermountain West - 2002

Assessing Gas and Oil Resources in the Intermountain West: Review of Methods and Framework For a New Approach - 2002

The Implications of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks for California: A Collection of Issue Papers - 2002

The Public Benefit of Energy Efficiency to the State of Massachusetts - 2002

The Public Benefit of Energy Efficiency to the State of Minnesota - 2002

The Public Benefit of Energy Efficiency to the State of Washington - 2002

Load Center Power Generation in Burbank, Glendale, and Pasadena: Potential Benefits for the Cities and for California - 2001

RAND Review: Vol. 25, No. 2, Summer 2001 - 2001