Describes the Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment (CLARA) model developed by RAND to estimate flood depths and damage that occurs as a result of major storms in Louisiana1s coastal region. CLARA made it
Report describes RAND contributions to Louisiana’s Coastal Master Plan for policymakers in other coastal regions. It highlights the value of a solid technical foundation to support decision-making on
This report provides an independent study of how the stormwater problem in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metropolitan region could grow with future change, and discusses potential long-term solutions u
Gaza suffers a shortage of potable water and a lack of wastewater sanitation. The authors relate Gaza’s water problems to its energy challenges, examine the public health implications of the cri
The Colorado River Basin Study evaluated the river system’s resiliency and compared resource management options. This report describes RAND’s contributions, focusing on methodologies used to identify
Climate change may affect water quality implementation plans, but uncertainty complicates any appropriate response. This study explores how Robust Decision Making (RDM) can help make water quality pla
This report serves as the technical documentation and reference document for the data, methods, and analytic approach used in the analysis of national exposures to infrastructure from natural disaster
This report describes insights about exposures from natural hazards now and in the future, as well as gaps in data that, if filled, could improve the nation’s ability to assess infrastructure risk and
This project considered baywide concepts that could reduce future flood risk exposure in Jamaica Bay while also improving water quality, restoring habitat in and around the bay, and more generally imp
The Army expects that the performance of ground forces can be enhanced by improving the networks that tie them together and taking advantage of their special properties. Army networks are used for com
