Covering bicycling and bike infrastructure: New data and angles
2014 review of research on cycling and 10 ideas for reporting on your community, whether it has a well-established cycling culture or there’s a long road ahead.
Environment
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment
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How to mitigate climate change: Key facts from the U.N.’s 2014 report
2014 study by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change on ways that nations, states and municipalities can act to limit or reverse trends in CO2 emissions.
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Can citizen campaigns and voluntary standards make businesses socially responsible? Research brief
2014 review of research concludes that, in order to ensure corporate social responsibility, voluntary regulation proves inadequate.
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The impact of natural gas extraction and fracking on state and local roadways
2014 study by the RAND Corporation and Carnegie Mellon on the impact of fracking-related truck traffic on the design life and reconstruction cost of the different types of roadways.
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How policymakers can get a rigorous assessment of scientific opinion: Research brief
2013 research on how legislators and other public officials get an honest representation of what scientists know, by Debra Javeline, University of Notre Dame.
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Reducing U.S. gas consumption: Plug-in hybrids versus charging infrastructure
2013 study in Energy Policy on the relative advantages of plug-in hybrid cars and car-charging infrastructure for decreasing U.S. energy consumption.
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The risk of breathing polluted air from freeways and high-traffic areas: Research brief
2013 research overview on the impact of automotive pollution on human health, by Doug Brugge of Tufts Medical School and the Scholars Strategy Network.
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Impact of the new USDA school meal standards on food selection, consumption and waste
2014 study the Harvard School of Public Health on how the new school food standards of the U.S. Department of Agriculture have affected students’ meal choices and behavior.
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Urban adaptation can roll back warming of emerging megapolitan regions
2014 study in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) exploring the potential of urban adaptation strategies to counteract the effects of long-term global climate change.
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Public capital in countries with abundant natural resources: Is there a curse?
2013 study by the University of Oxford and the University of Sussex on the relationship between per-capita rents from natural resources and levels of public capital.
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