Smallholder diversification and income growth in Zambia
2011 study by University of Gothenburg in Journal of African Economies on Zambia’s structural economic changes.
Environment
Research roundups, tip sheets, articles and explainers related to the topic of energy and the environment
Expert Commentary
Reflective surfaces in urban areas: Global cooling?
2009 study by the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on the potential benefits of increasing the reflectivity of urban surfaces such as pavement and roofs.
Expert Commentary
Effects of fair trade on income, educational attainment and health in three countries
2009 study in the Journal of Public Policy and Marketing on how participation in a fair-trade organization affected the income, education and health of producers
Expert Commentary
The progressive increase of food waste in America and its environmental impact
2009 study from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases published in PLoS ONE assessing the U.S. food supply, consumption and waste.
Expert Commentary
Trends in daily solar radiation and precipitation coefficients of variation since 1984
2011 study in the online journal of the American Meteorological Society on long-term trends in the variability of sunshine and precipitation.
Expert Commentary
The Impact of bisphenol A and triclosan on immune systems in the U.S. population
2011 University of Michigan study on the effects of triclosan, a common antibacterial agent, and bisphenol A on the functioning of the human immune system.
Expert Commentary
IPCC: Climate change adaptation to reduce the risks of extreme events and disasters
2012 report by the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on the potential impacts of climate change and potential management strategies.
Expert Commentary
Energy and economic value of plastics and municipal solid wastes
2011 study by Columbia University’s Earth Engineering Center on the energy contained in discarded plastics and its economic value.
Expert Commentary
Evaluating sugary drink nutrition and marketing to youth
2011 report by Yale University evaluating the claim that the consumption and marketing of sugary drinks is harmful to children and adolescents
Expert Commentary
Measuring Americans’ concerns about climate change
2011 Stanford University study published in Public Opinion Quarterly on how the wording of questions facing society affects respondents’ answers.
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