Climate change, natural disasters and community resiliency: Research roundup
2013 selection of recent research on the effects of climate change on the built environment and how individuals and communities can best adapt.
What Is a Tree Worth? Green-City Strategies, Signaling and Housing Prices
2008 University of Pennsylvania study of the relationship between curbside tree plantings and property-value changes.
The U.S. Postal Service and financial sustainability: Research roundup
Collection of recent academic studies and research papers on financial future of the United States Postal Service.
Dog bites and canine-related injuries: Research review
2013 review of prior studies and research on dog-related injuries. Topics include children’s risks, dog breeds and policy analysis.
2012 report from Harvard University on impact of the 2008 housing crash on low-income and minority individuals.
Teacher performance, compensation and measurement: Research roundup
2012 review of research studies on questions of teacher evaluation, pay and retention.
Property Values, Parks, and Crime: A Hedonic Analysis in Baltimore, MD
2008 study in Landscaping and Urban Planning on the effect of crime levels and park proximity on property values in Baltimore.
National Transportation Safety Board: Report on Curbside Motorcoach Safety
2011 study by the NTSB of data from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration as well as interviews, compliance reviews and inspections.
Why Has Regional Income Convergence in the U.S. Stopped? Zoning and Inequality
2012 paper from Harvard University exploring how restrictive zoning across the United States had decreased labor mobility and stalled progress toward diminishing income inequality.
Spreading the Word: Geography, Policy and Knowledge Spillovers
2012 study in The Review of Economics and Statistics looks at the diffusion of knowledge and patents across states and regions.
The Role of Local Food Availability in Explaining Obesity Risk among Young School-aged Children
2012 study in the Journal of Social Science and Medicine casting doubt on whether access to healthful food is the key variable in explaining obesity trends among youth.
Go Where the Money Is: Modeling Street Robbers’ Location Choices
2012 study in the Journal of Economic Geography on how street robberies cluster in certain areas, and why.
2012 study from Boston University and the University of Minnesota published in Public Opinion Quarterly on news reporting and opposition to the Afghanistan War.
Homicide as Infectious Disease: Using Public Health Methods to Investigate the Diffusion of Homicide
2012 study from Michigan State University published in Justice Quarterly on the diffusion of homicide clusters in a low-income city.
Retail parking lots, environmental impacts and development policies: Research roundup
2012 roundup of recent academic studies on parking lots, impervious surface and other impacts of automotive use.
Natural disasters, Hurricane Sandy and recovery efforts in the U.S.: Research roundup
2012 literature review of research and analysis relating to disaster recovery in the United States, in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
Overcoming Negative Media Coverage: Does Government Communication Matter?
2012 study in the Journal of Public Administration Research and Theory explores the relationship between proactive external communications efforts of government agencies and the favorability of the media coverage they enjoy.
Residential Segregation in New Hispanic Destinations: Cities, Suburbs and Rural Communities Compared
2010 study from Cornell and Mississippi State on how Latinos are more segregated in new destination places, particularly in the suburbs and rural areas.
Social Capital and the Spiral of Silence
2012 study published in the International Journal of Public Opinion Research explores the extent to which increased social capital effects ones propensity to share their opinions publicly.
Pew Report: The High Cost, Low Return of Longer Prison Terms
2012 Pew Center on the States report on the U.S. incarceration rates, strategies and costs from 1990 to 2009.
