2013 veterans-related research: Readjustment, employment, PTSD
2013 review of recent research on U.S. war veterans and emerging problems they face with reintegration into society.
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Tax increment financing, economic development and the financialization of urban politics
2013 paper from Brown University on the origins, use and implications of funding infrastructure projects by securitizing projected increases in property tax receipts.
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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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Bullying in a networked era: Research views on scope and frequency of cyberbullying
2012 and 2013 reports from Harvard’s Berkman Center for Internet & Society and the University of New Hampshire examine and consolidate the research findings of recent studies.
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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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State of the free press: Research chat with media law expert Lucy Dalglish
2013 interview with Lucy Dalglish, Dean of Phillip Merrill College of Journalism at the University of Maryland. She was previously executive director of the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.
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Rise of Muslim foreign fighters: Islam and the globalization of jihad
2011 article in International Security on distinctions between Muslim foreign fighters and terrorists, and related policy implications.
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Intervening in Syria and the humanitarian case: What does the research say?
2013 review of research papers relevant to any potential intervention in the Syrian conflict, with particular emphasis on the notion of “responsibility to protect.”
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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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