RAND Social and Economic Well-Being Publications

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Latest Reports

Research from RAND Social and Economic Well-Being, and related publications from across RAND.

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  Adapting Land Use and Water Management Plans to a Changing Climate in Miami-Dade and Broward Counties, Florida 2018

  David G. Groves, Debra Knopman, Neil Berg, Craig A. Bond, James Syme, Robert J. Lempert

  Florida's Miami-Dade and Broward counties are vulnerable to flooding and intrusion of saltwater into drinking water wells as a consequence of sea level rise, changes in precipitation, and the distribution of future asset growth across the region. The authors developed an integrated groundwater and economic model and decision support tool to help regional planners and decisionmakers focus mitigation actions on the most vulnerable areas.

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  Building a High-Quality Correctional Workforce: Identifying Challenges and Needs 2018

  Joe Russo, Dulani Woods, George B. Drake, Brian A. Jackson

  Correctional staff must protect the public from those convicted of crimes and prepare convicted people for successful, law-abiding lives in the community through the reentry process. It is thus critically important for the corrections sector to develop a high-quality workforce. This report presents the results of an expert panel discussion focused on identifying and prioritizing ways to address workforce concerns in the corrections sector.

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  Building Resilience in an Urban Coastal Environment: Integrated, Science-Based Planning in Jamaica Bay, New York 2018

  Jordan R. Fischbach, Debra Knopman, Heather Smith, Philip Orton, Eric W. Sanderson, Kim Fisher, Nerissa Moray, Adam Friedberg, Adam Parris

  This project implemented a participatory process with key stakeholders to evaluate current and potential future resilience-related investments in Jamaica Bay. The process was designed to consider baywide concepts that could reduce future flood risk exposure while also improving water quality, restoring habitat in and around the bay, and more generally improving resilience to extreme weather events.

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  Community Development Can Improve Resident Health 2018

  Tamara Dubowitz, Wendy M. Troxel, Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar, Deborah A. Cohen, Robin L. Beckman, Elizabeth D. Steiner, Gerald Paul Hunter, Karen Rocío Flórez, Christina Y. Huang, Christine Anne Vaughan, et al.

  Community improvements -- primarily a new supermarket and new housing -- were associated with health and economic gains among the residents of an underserved, primarily African-American neighborhood in Pittsburgh.

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  Deep Decarbonization as a Risk Management Challenge 2018

  Robert J. Lempert, Horacio R. Trujillo

  As governments, organizations, businesses, and other institutions pursue deep decarbonization with the goal of reducing net human greenhouse gas emissions to zero by the second half of the 21st century, they will find risk management central to the challenge. This Perspective explores three concepts that are particularly important to the implementation of risk management for deep decarbonization -- risk governance, complexity, and robustness.

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  Examining Consumer Responses to Calorie Information on Restaurant Menus in a Discrete Choice Experiment 2018

  Roland Sturm, Haijing Crystal Huang, Flavia Tsang, Liisa Hiatt, Rosanna Smart, Cameron Wright, Helen Wu

  The 2014 U.S. Food and Drug Administration final rule requires information on the calorie content of food items to be clearly displayed on menus. In light of this, RAND researchers designed an online survey that looked at how the provision of calorie information on restaurant menus affects consumers. The survey collected data on sociodemographic characteristics, attitudes toward food, and use of nutrition and calorie labels.

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  How Can Neighborhood Parks Be Used to Increase Physical Activity? 2018

  Deborah A. Cohen, Kristin J. Leuschner

  RAND Corporation researchers have conducted multiple studies to examine park use and assess parks' role in promoting physical activity. They examined individual-, neighborhood-, and park-level factors to determine which had the greatest effect on users' moderate to vigorous physical activity levels. This report describes researchers' methods, findings, and recommendations.

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  How Can Workers' Compensation Systems Promote Occupational Safety and Health? Stakeholder Views on Policy and Research Priorities 2018

  Michael Dworsky, Nicholas Broten

  Workers' compensation stakeholders question how well the system promotes occupational safety and health (OSH). It is also not clear how much consensus there is about the specific challenges to OSH and worker well-being in the system or how to address them. This RAND report explores the views of key stakeholders about system challenges and research priorities for reforming workers' compensation systems to promote OSH and the well-being of workers.

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  The Impact of Changing Wildfire Risks on California's Residential Insurance Market 2018

  Lloyd Dixon, Flavia Tsang, Gary Fitts

  This study identifies the challenges faced by California residential insurance markets in areas with high wildfire risk. It also examines how climate change is expected to change wildfire risk and the potential implications for insurance markets.

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  Improving Disaster Resilience Among Older Adults: Insights from Public Health Departments and Aging-in-Place Efforts 2018

  Regina A. Shih, Joie D. Acosta, Emily K. Chen, Eric G. Carbone, Lea Xenakis, David M. Adamson, Anita Chandra

  This report uses interview data collected from public health departments and aging-in-place efforts — specifically, from coordinators of age-friendly communities and village executive directors — to explore how current aging-in-place efforts can be harnessed to strengthen the disaster resilience of older adults and which existing programs or new collaborations among public health departments and these organizations show promise.

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