Biofuels, energy security, the environment and human health: Research roundup
2013 roundup of research on biofuels, including public attitudes, health effects, land use, environmental consequences and the long-term outlook.
Environment
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment
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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.
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Do high food prices increase food insecurity in the United States?
2013 study in Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy on how higher local food prices correlate with higher food insecurity among the poor.
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Framing in news coverage of major U.S. natural disasters, 2000-2010
2013 study from of the University of Missouri and University of Oklahoma in Journalism & Mass Communication Quarterly on press accounts of 11 major events.
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Global forecasts of urban expansion to 2030 and impacts on biodiversity and carbon pools
2011 study by Yale University, Texas A&M, and Boston University on the growing environmental impact of low-density urban and suburban sprawl.
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The 2020 Tokyo Olympics, Fukushima and Japan’s economy
2013 selection of research on the impacts of the nuclear accident, ongoing safety concerns and the potential economic consequences of the Games.
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Droughts and the struggle to balance urban and rural water demands
2013 study on how the water supply and management strategies of four cities in the U.S. and Australia have evolved over time.
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Wildfires and costs to the federal government: Yosemite’s Rim Fire and beyond
2013 research perspectives on wildfire fighting costs for the federal government, in the wake of the massive Yosemite Rim Fire.
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The context of the Yosemite Rim Fire: Research on the growing wildfire problem
2013 review of contextual research information relating to the Yosemite wildfire of August 2013. Included are representative studies in this area.
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Human appropriation of global production in the 20th century
2013 study in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) on long-term trends in human consumption of global biosystems production.
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