Commentary
Further study, including primary data collection in regions where extraction is occurring, will be important to track the magnitude of emissions and to insure that the DEP's permit requirements are adequate to protect human health and the environment, writes Aimee Curtright.
Journal Article
Producing natural gas from shale generates air pollutant emissions. RAND researchers provided a first-order estimate of air emissions, and the monetary value of the associated damages, from the extraction of shale gas in Pennsylvania.
Report
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Planning Tool provided technical analysis for Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. This document is a technical description of the tool and associated analyses.
Multimedia
Policy Researcher David Groves describes RAND's role in helping to develop a plan to guide Louisiana's coastal investments, help its coastal citizens plan for the future, and create a sustainable coast.
Report
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.
Report
A first systematic picture of United Kingdom National Health Service (NHS) leaders' views of priorities and approaches regarding sustainable development (SD). Survey and interview responses are drawn on to show the importance of SD and ways forward.
Journal Article
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.
Report
Examines the experiences of Army installations with sustainability planning, and recommends ways to help foster Armywide development and implementation of installation sustainability plans, which address mission, community, and environmental issues.
Research Brief
This research brief describes, in French, work documented in The Environmental Implications of Population Dynamics (MR-1191-WFHF/RF/DLPF).
Report
This report discusses the relationship between population and environmental change, the forces that mediate this relationship, and how population dynamics specifically affect climate change and land-use change.
Report
This report presents the results of an international analysis of government programs and initiatives aimed at stimulating innovation and sustainable development.
Report
This report, prepared for and funded by the Netherlands Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning, and the Environment, presents the results of an international analysis of government programs and initiatives aimed at stimulating innovation and sustainab...
Research Brief
Does the simultaneous occurrence of population growth and environmental decline over the past century indicate that more people translate into greater environmental degradation?
Report
Linking Sustainable Community Activities to Pollution Prevention: A Sourcebook
Research Brief
Examines and clarifies the concept of a "sustainable community" and the principal elements of sustainable community initiatives.
Journal Article
Presents a summary analysis of stakeholder input gathered from a series of technical workshops and broader policy symposia regarding the development of a National Environmental Technology Strategy.
Report
This report presents a simulation gaming methodology to explore the policy levers available to governments for encouraging a transition to sustainable waste management.
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Assistant Policy Analyst
Ph.D. candidate in policy analysis, Pardee RAND Graduate School; M.A. in economic analysis, Kyiv School of Economics; M.A. in economics, University of Houston
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