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Transportation and Infrastructure

Decisionmakers around the globe are challenged by the need to maintain and develop new infrastructures. RAND has been conducting research for decades on critical infrastructure, such as power grids or waterways, transportation systems and security, and telecommunications. Much of this research is carried out in RAND Infrastructure, Safety, and Environment. View all Infrastructure and Transportation Documents Available Online or find general information at Reports and Bookstore.

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What Police Departments Can Teach Us About IT, Organization, and Productivity in the Public Sector — Jan. 29, 2010

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Police department data from 1987 to 2003 shows that while increases in information technology are not associated with increased productivity, IT investments can improve productivity when they are complemented with particular organizational and management practices.

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Security, At What Cost? Quantifying People's Trade-Offs — Jan. 12, 2010

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To help policymakers understand the real privacy, liberty, and security trade-offs individuals are willing to make, RAND Europe examined three real-life case studies where these factors come into play: applying for a passport, traveling on the national rail network, and attending a major public event.

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January 17, 2010: Skip the Graft, By James Dobbins (The New York Times)

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January 8, 2010: Reducing Traffic Congestion and Improving Travel Options in Los Angeles, By Paul Sorensen (Newgeography.com)

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December 20, 2009: Study Funded by Nazarian Family Foundation Analyzes Risks, Benefits to Israel of Increasing Reliance on Natural Gas

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October 17, 2009: Human Side of Katrina Recovery Still Needs Work, By Anita Chandra, Joie Acosta (Montgomery Advertiser)

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October 14, 2009: Five Questions President Obama Should Ask in His Visit to New Orleans, By Melissa Flournoy (The Times-Picayune)

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The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State

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An examination of options for strengthening the housing and transportation infrastructure of a potential future independent Palestinian state in the context of a large and rapidly growing Palestinian population. The book includes initial cost estimates for improving and expanding infrastructure to facilitate successful development.

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Building a Multinational Global Navigation Satellite System

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The U.S. Global Positioning System (GPS), now the world's preeminent pointing, navigation, and tracking (PNT) system, will in the not too distant future be joined by the European Union's Galileo, a PNT system planned to be similar to GPS in function and performance. Will the two systems cooperate, providing users with the benefits of both, or will they compete? The authors assess the economic impact of competition and how the United States can address that competition, especially as it affects U.S. economic interests.

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