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Commentary

Speed Low-Risk Travelers Through Increased Security — Sep 4, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: Speed Low-Risk Travelers Through Increased Security, in Los Angeles Business Journal.

Commentary

Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security — Aug 22, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: Tighten Up Mass-Transit Security, in Newsday.

Report

Benefits of Punctuality for the Paris Suburban Railway Network: Synthesis Report — May 26, 2006

Presents a robust operational methodology that enables the user to assess possible alternative investments aimed at improving the quality of the suburban rail services to and from Paris.

Report

Value of Reliability of Travellers on the Paris Suburban Railway Network: Technical Report on the Data Analysis — May 9, 2006

Presents the estimation results of the models that have been developed to appraise the monetary benefits of various possible ways to improve the regularity of the Paris suburban train network.

Journal Article

A General and Operational Representation of Generalised Extreme Value Models — May 1, 2006

Generalised extreme value models provide an interesting theoretical framework to develop closed-form random utility models.

Commentary

Securing America's Ports — Mar 26, 2006

Published commentary by RAND staff: Securing America's Ports, in the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Journal Article

Demographics and Security in Maritime Southeast Asia — Mar 17, 2006

This article analyzes how demographic factors are affecting the security environment of Southeast Asia and examines the resulting security implications for the United States.

Report

Implementing Security Improvement Options at Los Angeles International Airport — Feb 16, 2006

Reasserting the need for reducing the density of people in unsecured areas at Los Angeles International Airport, the authors advise that adding security film to the tempered windows will likely not reduce fatalities in the event of a bomb detonation.

Report

The Arc: A Formal Structure for a Palestinian State — Apr 30, 2005

An examination of options and cost estimates 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.

Report

Protecting Commercial Aviation Against the Shoulder-Fired Missile Threat — Jan 20, 2005

Examines the capabilities and costs of onboard technologies to divert or destroy missiles attacking commercial airliners.

Journal Article

Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Passenger Vehicles: Predictive Mapping with an Application to Hamilton, Canada — Jan 1, 2005

Integrated urban models are designed to simulate land-use and transportation interactions and to allow predicts of traffic volume and vehicle emissions at the link level of the urban transport network.

Journal Article

Childhood Obesity: What We Can Learn from Existing Data on Societal Trends, Pt. 2 — Jan 1, 2005

Number of overweight and obese youth has increased in recent decades, few data assess how lives of children have changed during the obesity epidemic

Journal Article

Evaluating the Viability of 100 Per Cent Container Inspection at America's Ports — Jan 1, 2005

As U.S. maritime security adapts to the terrorist threat, we argue that quantitative analysis should be used to evaluate security initiatives and present a case study of one proposed measure: 100 percent scanning of containers entering the country.

Report

Terrorism and Rail Security — Dec 21, 2004

Testimony presented to the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on March 23, 2004.

Report

Terrorism and the Security of Public Surface Transportation — Dec 21, 2004

Testimony presented to the Senate Committee on Judiciary on April 8, 2004.

Report

Artificial Reefs: A Disposal Option for Navy and MARAD Ships — Dec 20, 2004

Examines the demand for retired ships to be used for artificial reefs and reviews possible ship-to-reef business models.

Report

How Much Is Enough? Sizing the Deployment of Baggage Screening Equipment by Considering the Economic Cost of Passenger Delays — Sep 30, 2004

How much baggage-screening equipment is necessary to maximize safety while minimizing disruption of passenger flow?

Report

How Much Is Enough? Sizing the Deployment of Baggage Screening Equipment to Minimize the Cost of Flying: Executive Summary — Sep 28, 2004

How much baggage scanning equipment should be deployed at airports in order to minimize the overall costs to the flying public while preserving security at the desired level?

Report

The Benefits of Positive Passenger Profiling on Baggage Screening Requirements — Sep 28, 2004

Can positive passenger profiling lower the overall costs of airport security while minimizing the inconvenience to the flying public and retaining airport security at a high level?

Report

Near-Term Options for Improving Security at Los Angeles International Airport — Sep 23, 2004

Examining near-term options for reducing the terrorist threat to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), this study assesses LAX’s vulnerability to a wide range of possible terrorist actions and examines possible alternative courses of action.

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