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Student-Authored Publications on Energy, Environment, and Infrastructure

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Jan 30, 2013

Outcome Evaluation of U.S. Department of State Support for the Global Methane Initiative

A RAND study evaluated U.S. Department of State contributions to the Global Methane Initiative, an international partnership to promote methane recovery and reuse. The study focused on the strategic contributions and program activities and outcomes.

Nicholas E. Burger, Noreen Clancy, Yashodhara Rana, Rena Rudavsky, Aimee E. Curtright, Francisco Perez-Arce, Joanne K. Yoong
Jan 29, 2013

Taking a Comprehensive Planning Approach to Address Coastal Vulnerabilities

The Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority of Louisiana used a new analytic approach, developed in part by RAND, that incorporates results from predictive models in a decision tool to allow formulation and comparison of alternatives.

David G. Groves, Jordan R. Fischbach, Debra Knopman, Christopher Sharon, David R. Johnson, David S. Ortiz, Benjamin P. Bryant, Matthew Hoover, Jordan Ostwald
Jan 11, 2013

Options for an Organization to Manage and Dispose of Radioactive Materials

RAND researchers describe the attributes of potential organizational models and the steps needed to choose the form of a new organization charged with managing and disposing of commercial and defense high-level radioactive materials.

Lynn E. Davis, Debra Knopman, Michael D. Greenberg, Laurel E. Miller, Abby Doll, Paul S. Steinberg, Bruce R. Nardulli, Tom LaTourrette, Noreen Clancy, Zhimin Mao
Jan 11, 2013

Choosing a New Organization for Management and Disposition of Commercial and Defense High-Level Radioactive Materials

Describes the steps needed to design a new organization for the management and disposition of commercial and defense high-level radioactive materials, with particular focus on the relationship of the organization to the President and Congress.

Lynn E. Davis, Debra Knopman, Michael D. Greenberg, Laurel E. Miller, Abby Doll, Paul S. Steinberg, Bruce R. Nardulli, Tom LaTourrette, Noreen Clancy, Zhimin Mao
Jan 1, 2013

Estimation of Regional Air-Quality Damages from Marcellus Shale Natural Gas Extraction in Pennsylvania

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.

Aviva Litovitz, Aimee E. Curtright, Shmuel Abramzon, Nicholas E. Burger, Constantine Samaras
Dec 6, 2012

Modernizing the Mobility Air Force for Tomorrow's Air Traffic Management System

Building on RAND work examining the cost-effectiveness of modernizing the U.S. Air Force's KC-10 aerial refueling tanker to comply with airspace modernization mandates, this study extended the analysis to the C-5, C-17, C-130, and KC-135 fleets.

Sean Bednarz, Anthony D. Rosello, Shane Tierney, David Cox, Steven C. Isley, Michael Kennedy, Chuck Story, Fred Timson
Nov 1, 2012

What Works in Changing Energy-Using Behaviours in the Home? A Rapid Evidence Assessment: Final Report

In November 2012, the Department of Energy and Climate Change unveiled the UK's national Energy Efficiency Strategy, setting out the direction of their policy for the coming decades. RAND Europe's research on

Flavia Tsang, Peter Burge, Stephanie Diepeveen, Benoit Guerin, Samuel Drabble, Evan Bloom
Oct 10, 2012

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.

Jordan R. Fischbach, David R. Johnson, David S. Ortiz, Benjamin P. Bryant, Matthew Hoover, Jordan Ostwald
Oct 8, 2012

Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment Model: Technical Description and 2012 Coastal Master Plan Analysis Results

Describes a model developed by RAND to estimate flood depths and damage that occurs as a result of major storms in Louisiana's coastal region and to evaluate potential projects for inclusion in the state's 2012 Coastal Master Plan.

Jordan R. Fischbach, David R. Johnson, David S. Ortiz, Benjamin P. Bryant, Matthew Hoover, Jordan Ostwald
Sep 20, 2012

Creating an Innovation System for Knowledge City

Knowledge City is a planned environmentally and technologically advanced city in China's Guangzhou Development District. This report analyzes innovation systems and outlines the steps GDD will need to take to make Knowledge City a success.

Shanthi Nataraj, Howard J. Shatz, Keith Crane, Steven W. Popper, Xiao Wang, Chaoling Feng
Sep 20, 2012

An Outline of Strategies for Building an Innovation System for Knowledge City: Chinese Translation (simplified characters)

Knowledge City is a planned environmentally and technologically advanced city in China's Guangzhou Development District. This report (translated into simplified Chinese characters) outlines a strategy to help the city attract and retain high-tech firms and their workers.

Keith Crane, Howard J. Shatz, Shanthi Nataraj, Steven W. Popper, Xiao Wang
Sep 20, 2012

Creating an Innovation System for Knowledge City: Chinese Translation

Knowledge City is a planned environmentally and technologically advanced city in China's Guangzhou Development District. This report analyzes innovation systems and outlines the steps GDD will need to take to make Knowledge City a success.

Shanthi Nataraj, Howard J. Shatz, Keith Crane, Steven W. Popper, Xiao Wang, Chaoling Feng

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