International Food Policy Research Institute http://www.ifpri.org/sites/default/files/publications/climatemonograph_advance.pdf [PEN-e posting] This report by the International Food Policy Research Institute, copyright dated 2010, provides an analysis of the scope of climate change as it relates to food security, including who will be most affected and what policymakers can do to facilitate adaptation. Using empirical analysis, the authors suggest … Continue reading »
Posted on December 5, 2010 …
A Review of the Proposed Revisions to the Federal Principles and Guidelines Water Resources Planning Document
National Academies Press www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=13071 (free download with registration) Since it was issued in 1983, the federal document Economic and Environmental Principles and Guidelines for Water and Related Land Resources Implementation Studies (the P&G) has guided water resources project planning for four federal agencies. Since the early 1980s, however, there have been many changes in the … Continue reading »
Public Transportation: Transit Agencies’ Actions to Address Increased Ridership Demand and Options to Help Meet Future Demand
US Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-94?source=ra From 1998 through 2008, the most recent year for which complete data are available, transit ridership grew at a faster rate than transit service. Heavy rail experienced the greatest difference between growth in ridership and service compared with light rail or bus–heavy rail ridership outpaced the provision of service by … Continue reading »
FEMA Flood Maps: Some Standards and Processes in Place to Promote Map Accuracy and Outreach, but Opportunities Exist to Address Implementation Challenges
US Government Accountability Office http://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-11-17?source=ra The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), a component of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), maps flood hazard areas across the country and makes flood insurance available to more than 20,100 communities through the National Flood Insurance Program. From 2003 through 2008, FEMA spent $1.2 billion in a comprehensive effort … Continue reading »
