2012-05-25T11:15:55Z Copyright (c) 2012, The RAND Corporation RAND Corporation http://www.rand.org/pubs/online/infrastructure-and-transportation.html http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP201200108.html 2012-06-01T12:00:00.000-04:00 2012-06-01T12:00:00.000-04:00

This study suggests four timely US actions to address today's competing realities of globalization and economic austerity: raise awareness among clinicians and local health departments; capture and share exemplary disaster management practices across countries; ensure that US global health investments are effective, efficient, and sustainable; and think globally while acting locally to enhance US health security.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD295.html 2012-04-26T09:30:00.000-04:00 2012-04-26T09:30:00.000-04:00

Estimates changes in annual vehicle miles traveled in response to changes in the cost of driving that would result from adopting a mileage-based user fee.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1170.html 2012-04-10T09:00:00.000-04:00 2012-04-10T09:00:00.000-04:00

Most environmental analyses focus on changing existing processes to use less energy and produce fewer emissions. This report uses energy service analysis (ESA) to examine possibilities for instead changing how a service is delivered. The ESA framework is used to analyze how changes in the provision of two services — news delivery and personal mobility — might reduce greenhouse-gas emissions and suggests other areas in which ESA could be applied.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1136z1.html 2012-03-28T09:45:00.000-04:00 2012-03-28T09:45:00.000-04:00

In consideration of the many challenges associated with Qatar's continued growth and demographic changes, the government of Qatar is interested in updating its school transportation system (STS). This volume assesses parents' and school administrators' perspectives on Qatar's STS, identifies a vision and goals for the STS, and discusses strategies to achieve the vision and better align Qatar's STS with international norms. This is the Arabic-language version.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1137.html 2012-03-21T08:30:00.000-04:00 2012-03-21T08:30:00.000-04:00

This monograph describes a federal freight policy designed to address growing challenges faced by the U.S. freight network in an environment dominated by declining revenues and public resistance to increasing taxes. The strategy emphasizes disaggregating project costs and benefits by location, stakeholder, and level of government and requiring identifiable beneficiaries to pay a share of project costs proportionate to the benefits they receive.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/working_papers/WR922.html 2012-03-06T08:30:00.000-05:00 2012-03-06T08:30:00.000-05:00

Aims to assess the environmental impact of the RFID tags themselves as well as the environmental advantages that the use of RFID can provide to product lifecycle management.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120026.html 2012-03-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-03-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

Examines the security costs and benefits of a trusted traveler program, in which individuals who have been identified as posing less risk than others are allowed to pass through security checkpoints with reduced security screening.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/documented_briefings/DB639.html 2012-02-23T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-23T12:00:00.000-05:00

This briefing offers a menu of potential future activities for the nonaviation lands at Santa Monica Municipal Airport (SMO) to enhance the quality of life in Santa Monica through community-linked programs.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/research_briefs/RB9642.html 2012-02-13T08:45:00.000-05:00 2012-02-13T08:45:00.000-05:00

Describes a vision for updating Qatar's school transportation system and identifies strategies for achieving the proposed vision.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/monographs/MG1136.html 2012-02-13T08:45:00.000-05:00 2012-02-13T08:45:00.000-05:00

In consideration of the many challenges associated with Qatar's continued growth and demographic changes, the government of Qatar is interested in updating its school transportation system (STS). This volume assesses parents' and school administrators' perspectives on Qatar's STS, identifies a vision and goals for the STS, and discusses strategies to achieve the vision and better align Qatar's STS with international norms.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120085.html 2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-02-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

Freight transport is a rapidly expanding and changing economic sector.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/rgs_dissertations/RGSD292.html 2012-01-20T11:59:00.000-05:00 2012-01-20T11:59:00.000-05:00

Applies robust decision methods to evaluate California's transportation policies that considers multiple views of the future, and identifies strategies that consistently reduce emissions at acceptable costs regardless of future conditions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR954.html 2012-01-13T13:30:00.000-05:00 2012-01-13T13:30:00.000-05:00

This report documents work to update the Population Synthesiser component of the Sydney Strategic Model (STM). The Population Synthesiser generates forecasts of the future Sydney population by spatial area and socio-economic segment.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP360.html 2012-01-10T09:30:00.000-05:00 2012-01-10T09:30:00.000-05:00

Climate change, water scarcity, and pandemics are examined for their national security implications and impacts on the global commons. This paper describes four clusters of policy approaches for these complex, interconnected issues and uses suggestive examples to build the case for policy evolution away from fixing problems and toward innovative alternatives, such as anti-fragile systems, that actually benefit from change and uncertainty.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/external_publications/EP20120044.html 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-01T12:00:00.000-05:00

Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) is an important social goal to mitigate climate change. A common mitigation paradigm is to consider strategy "wedges" that can be applied to different activities to achieve desired GHG reductions.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP531-2011.html 2012-01-19T09:15:00.000-05:00 2012-01-19T09:15:00.000-05:00

RAND Europe's annual report, Spotlight 2011, focuses on selected present and past RAND Europe signature research. With 2012 being our 20th anniversary year, the report features some of our most recent work while reflecting on how RAND Europe has developed and remained relevant over the last two decades. It also highlights selected research and corporate activity in 2011.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1140.html 2012-01-16T10:30:00.000-05:00 2012-01-16T10:30:00.000-05:00

This report summarises work undertaken using stated preference discrete choice experiments to measure consumer needs and preferences for postal services in three European countries.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/corporate_pubs/CP22-2011-12.html 2012-01-13T17:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-13T17:00:00.000-05:00

Stories discuss world demographic trends, Afghan peace prospects, U.S. health care spending, California prisoner reentry, Latin American inequalities, global health, veterans' mental health, highway investments, teacher bonuses, and charter schools.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/technical_reports/TR1187.html 2012-01-10T10:00:00.000-05:00 2012-01-10T10:00:00.000-05:00

This study examined evidence on how migration is likely to impact transport networks and congestion. The research was comprised of two phases: a literature review followed by empirical analysis using UK data.

http://www.rand.org/pubs/occasional_papers/OP342.html 2011-12-20T14:00:00.000-05:00 2011-12-20T14:00:00.000-05:00

It has become clear that Stuxnet-like worms pose a serious threat even to critical U.S. infrastructure and computer systems that are not connected to the Internet. However, defending against such attacks involves complex technological and legal issues. In particular, at the federal level, different organizations have different responsibilities and levels of authority when it comes to investigating or defending against intrusions.