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Options for Financing Louisiana's Hurricane and Storm Damage Risk Reduction System
Incremental operations and maintenance costs for new hurricane protection infrastructure vary considerably across Louisiana's levee districts, but most can cover costs for infrastructure within their boundaries. Stakeholders will need to determine an equitable cost allocation for infrastructure that spans district boundaries.
Nov 28, 2012
Commentary
What Louisiana Can Teach New York and New Jersey
“Super Storm” Sandy has created a rare moment when New York City and surrounding areas are singularly focused on the infrastructure needed in a changing environment. It is a moment to look south at Louisiana.
Nov 8, 2012
Commentary
In Wake of Hurricane Sandy, Look to Louisiana for Lessons
Just as public agencies across the country conducted terrorism risk assessments in the wake of 9/11, a comprehensive infrastructure assessment may be in order to understand natural hazard risks and the potential exacerbating effects of climate change, write Gary Cecchine, David Groves, and Jordan Fischbach.
Nov 1, 2012
Research Brief
CLARA Flood Risk Model Supports Louisiana's Coastal Planning
The Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment (CLARA) model estimates hurricane flood depths and damage and enables evaluation of potential flood risk reduction projects for inclusion in Louisiana's 2012 Coastal Master Plan.
Oct 10, 2012
Report
Risk Assessment Model Helps Louisiana Plan for Storm Surges
The Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment (CLARA) model developed by RAND estimates flood depths and damage that occurs as a result of major storms in Louisiana's coastal region and was used to evaluate potential projects for inclusion in the state's 2012 Coastal Master Plan.
Oct 8, 2012
Report
Planning Tool Supports Louisiana's Coastal Protection Decisionmaking
The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority Planning Tool that RAND developed provided technical analysis for Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast. A technical description of the tool and associated analyses explains how the tool works.
Sep 27, 2012
Project
Reducing New Orleans Storm-Surge Flood Risk in an Uncertain Future
Preparing for natural disasters is a long, multi-faceted process that requires years of planning, coordination, and direct action. RAND has developed a new approach for assessing hurricane flood risk in New Orleans under uncertainty and evaluating city-wide approaches for reducing this risk.
Sep 10, 2012
Project
RAND Gulf States Policy Institute
Established in December 2005 to support hurricane recovery and long-term economic development, the RAND Gulf States Policy Institute is dedicated to developing informed public policy in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama and a better future for the people who live there.
Sep 6, 2012
Journal Article
The Relationship Between Perceived Discrimination and Patient Experiences with Health Care
Perceptions of discrimination based on race/ethnicity and Medicaid insurance are prevalent and are associated with substantially lower CAHPS reports and ratings of care. Practices must develop and implement strategies to reduce perceived discrimination among patients.
Sep 1, 2012
Commentary
Has the Gulf Coast Learned Katrina's Lessons in Time for Isaac?
Seven years after Hurricane Katrina, it's clear that New Orleans and other cities along the Gulf Coast are applying what they learned then in preparation for Hurricane Isaac, write Gary Cecchine and Jordan R. Fischbach.
Aug 29, 2012
Project
Are Charter Schools a Good Option in the Gulf States?
In an effort to improve public education, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Alabama have each examined the potential of charter schools. For nearly two decades, RAND has conducted objective, evidence-based research on choice-based education reforms to help education policymakers make the right decisions for their communities.
Aug 21, 2012
News Release
Efforts to Curb Tobacco Use in Arkansas Have Paid Dividends, but More Effort Needed
A decade of unprecedented efforts in Arkansas has cut cigarette use by nearly one-third and reduced incidence of tobacco-related illnesses such as heart attacks and stroke. To maintain the gains it has made, Arkansas should continue its financial commitment of devoting the tobacco settlement funds to public health programs.
Aug 16, 2012
Report
Evaluation of the Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Program: Progress Through 2011 — Summary
This summary of the external evaluation of Arkansas Tobacco Settlement Commission activities looks at program implementation and changes in health outcomes associated with seven health-related programs funded by the Master Settlement Agreement over the past decade.
Aug 16, 2012
Report
Efforts to Curb Tobacco Use in Arkansas Have Paid Dividends, but More Effort Is Needed
A decade of unprecedented efforts in Arkansas has cut cigarette use by nearly one-third and reduced incidence of tobacco-related illnesses such as heart attacks and stroke. To maintain the gains it has made, Arkansas should continue its financial commitment of devoting the tobacco settlement funds to public health programs.
Aug 16, 2012
Project
Managing the HIV/AIDS Epidemic in the Gulf States
HIV/AIDS can rightly be called an epidemic in the Gulf States. RAND has examined attitudes and beliefs about HIV and AIDS, the roles of faith-based and community organizations, and issues regarding AIDS treatment; this research can help Congressional, state, and local policymakers understand how to approach the challenges posed by HIV/AIDS in the region.
Jun 28, 2012
Commentary
Gulf States Among Top in New HIV, AIDS Cases
Improving HIV prevention and medical care delivery to persons living with HIV/AIDS should be a collaborative effort, particularly in the Gulf States region, where resources are limited but the epidemic is expanding, writes Vivian Towe.
Jun 27, 2012
Blog
Bringing Sustainability to the Louisiana Coast
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.
Jun 7, 2012
Multimedia
Bringing Sustainability to the Louisiana Coast
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.
Jun 4, 2012
Periodical
RAND Review: Vol. 36, No. 1, Spring 2012
Stories cover Iran's nuclear threat, social security in Mexico, programs for veterans, crime costs, U.S. efforts in Afghanistan, the health insurance mandate, legal defense, marijuana legalization, global education, and Louisiana's coastal planning.
May 11, 2012
Commentary
A Flood of Innovation: Louisiana's Coastal Master Plan
Michael D. Rich, RAND's president and chief executive officer, explains how RAND computer models and empirical analyses are helping protect and restore the Louisiana coast.
May 10, 2012

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Jordan R. Fischbach

Adjunct Policy Researcher

Jordan R. Fischbach (he/him) is an adjunct policy researcher at the RAND Corporation and the director of Planning and Policy Research at The Water Institute of the Gulf. He codirected the RAND Climate Resilience Center from 2015 to 2020, and his research focuses on climate adaptation, urban…
David G. Groves

Adjunct Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School

David Groves is an adjunct professor at the Pardee RAND Graduate School. He was formerly a founding codirector of the RAND Climate Resilience Center and codirector of the RAND Center on Decision Making Under Uncertainty. He is a key developer of new methods for decisionmaking under deep…

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