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RAND research addresses the challenges of developing, managing, and protecting energy, transportation, water, communications, and other critical infrastructure throughout the world.

Research conducted by: RAND Justice, Infrastructure, and Environment; RAND Europe; Transportation, Space, and Technology Program; RAND Gulf States Policy Institute; RAND-Qatar Policy Institute

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Alternate Ways to Fund U.S. Transportation System

Congress should take the opportunity provided by the pending reauthorization of the federal transportation bill to consider new ways to fund the U.S. transportation system, shifting from indirect fees such as fuel taxes to ones that charge drivers directly for the miles they travel.

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The Relationship Between Urban Sprawl and Coronary Heart Disease in Women — Mar 13, 2013

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Women living in more compact communities had a lower probability of experiencing a coronary heart disease (CHD) event or dying as a result of CHD.

Land-Use Zoning Shown to Affect Crime Rates in Los Angeles — Mar 5, 2013

Using zoning laws to shape the type of development and activity that occur in a neighborhood may be one way to reduce crime in urban areas. Single-use commercially zoned blocks in Los Angeles have crime rates that are 45 percent higher than similar blocks that include residential uses.

Taming the Five Dragons? China Consolidates Its Maritime Law Enforcement Agencies — Mar 1, 2013

China's new leadership recently announced its intention to reorganize its separate maritime law enforcement agencies under one governing body.

The Challenges and Rewards of Engaging a Skeptical Public — Mar 1, 2013

The aim of this commentary is to discuss both the challenges and the rewards of engaging a public that wants to weigh evidence prior to taking action in an emergency, rather than defer to expert judgment.

Design of a Model to Predict Surge Capacity Bottlenecks for Burn Mass Casualties at a Large Academic Medical Center — Feb 1, 2013

The authors design and test a model to predict surge capacity bottlenecks at a large academic medical center in response to a mass-casualty incident (MCI) involving multiple burn victims.

Taking Disaster Seriously: East Asian Military Involvement in International Disaster Relief Operations and the Implications for Force Projection — Jan 1, 2013

The participation of East Asian militaries (Japan, China, Taiwan, and South Korea) in international disaster relief is a relatively new phenomenon having many implications that will shape the global landscape of the 21st century.

Electronic Substitution and Postal Price Elasticities: A Customer Market Approach — Jan 1, 2013

Advances in technology are blurring the boundary between the delivery of communication via physical and electronic means.

Measuring Consumer Preferences for Postal Services — Jan 1, 2013

Increasing digitalization and the evolution of the Internet have had, and are still having, an impact on the demand for postal services.

Promising Pathways for Regional Disease Surveillance Networks — Jan 1, 2013

The globalization of trade and travel has led to the globalization of communicable diseases and, in turn, increased need for globalization of solutions to fight them.

Learning About After Action Reporting from the 2009 H1N1 Pandemic: A Workshop Summary — Jan 1, 2013

The after action report/improvement plan (AAR/IP) can be useful for both accountability and quality improvement, but these objectives require different foci and methodological approaches.

Systematic Review of Strategies to Manage and Allocate Scarce Resources During Mass Casualty Events — Jan 1, 2013

We analyze published evidence on strategies to optimize the management and allocation of scarce resources across a wide range of mass casualty event contexts and study designs.

Lessons from Boston — Jan 1, 2013

This commentary explores the reasons why Boston's emergency response to the Marathon bombings was so effective and draws implications for other cities' preparedness efforts.

Nation's Health Security Research Is Not Balanced Enough to Meet Broad Safety Goals — Dec 3, 2012

Federal support for health security research is heavily weighted toward preparing for bioterrorism and other biological threats, providing significantly less funding for challenges such as monster storms or attacks with conventional bombs.

Quantifying the Azimuthal Plasmaspheric Density Structure and Dynamics Inferred from IMAGE EUV — Dec 1, 2012

This study is the first to systematically analyze global images of the density structure of the inner plasmasphere by using data from the EUV imager on the IMAGE satellite.

Exploring the Relationship Between Travel Demand and Economic Growth — Dec 1, 2012

This paper presents results of an assessment of the state of research on decoupling the relationship between vehicle travel and economic growth.

Electronic Health Records Critical in the Aftermath of Disasters — Dec 1, 2012

A fundamental tenet of preparedness for public health emergencies is the reliance on systems that rest on a bedrock of day-to-day use.

Data Protection Review: Impact on EU Innovation and Competitiveness — Dec 1, 2012

This document presents a rapid assessment of the innovation and competitiveness impacts of the measures affecting: automated processing; control of data processing; and data transfers.

Results of Medical Countermeasure Drills Among 72 Cities Readiness Initiative Metropolitan Statistical Areas, 2008-2009 — Dec 1, 2012

The report describes the results of the first year of pilot data for medical countermeasure drills conducted by 72 metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs).

Detecting Ionospheric TEC Perturbations Caused by Natural Hazards Using a Global Network of GPS Receivers: The Tohoku Case Study — Dec 1, 2012

Recent advances in GPS data processing have demonstrated that ground-based GPS receivers are capable of detecting ionospheric TEC perturbations caused by surface-generated Rayleigh, acoustic and gravity waves.

Give and Take: Good Practice Guide for Addressing Network and Information Security Aspects of Cybercrime — Nov 1, 2012

A snapshot of the current status of ENISAs support for CERTs and LEAs, and includes good practice and recommendations for both communities.

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