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Economic and social change in U.S. cities and urban areas: Research roundup

2013 review of studies relevant to metro reporting and coverage of U.S. cities.

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.

Incandescent, Compact Fluorescent and LED Lamps

2009 OSRAM Opto Semiconductors study, comparing the environmental performance of incandescents, compact fluorescents and LEDs

Population of Gray Catbirds in the Suburban Matrix

Study by researchers at Towson University and the Smithsonian Conservation Biology Institute on survival rates and causes of death of gray catbirds

Sustainable Water Management in the U.S. Southwest

2010 study from the Nature Conservancy Center for Science and Public Policy on patterns of stream-flow depletion across 18 Arizona watersheds and possible mitigation strategies.

What Drives Land-Use Change in the U.S.?

2008 paper by Harvard University and others looking at the economic and policy drivers of national land-use change.

Global Versus Local Conservation for Endangered Bird Species

2010 study examining the challenges of coordinating small-scale and large-scale endangered-species lists.

Comparing Price and Non-price Approaches to Urban Water Conservation

2008 Yale and Harvard University paper on the relative merits of policies to encourage efficient use of scarce water resources.

Stabilizing and Reducing U.S. Energy Consumption

Paper by the Widener University School of Law on approaches for realizing the potential benefits of energy efficiency.

Unlocking Energy Efficiency in the U.S. Economy

2009 McKinsey & Company study on the potential benefits of reducing U.S. energy consumption