Past Research Projects
The following are prior research projects (listed alphabetically by principal investigator) at the George Perkins Marsh Institute:
| Organizational Dynamics of the U.S. Logistics Industry: The Impacts of Inter-firm Networks,
Technologies, and Globalization Principal Investigators: Yuko Aoyama and Samuel Ratick |
| Energy and Materials Intensity of Investment in the Cement Industry Principal Investigator: David Angel |
| Extractive Industries, Conflict and the Possibilities of Development in the Andes: A Seminar
Series Principal Investigator: Anthony Bebbington |
| Emergence of an Institution for Sustainable Development: Cross-country Study of the Global Reporting
Initiative Principal Investigator: Halina S. Brown |
| Biodiversity of the Gulf of Maine Principal Investigator: Verna DeLauer |
| Communicating the Science of Ecosystem Services to Policymakers and Managers: A Communication Training Principal Investigator: Verna DeLauer |
| Ecosystem Based Roadmap Principal Investigator: Verna DeLauer |
| Understanding Ecosystem Health to Advance Marine Ecosystem Based Management in the Gulf of Maine Principal Investigator: Verna DeLauer |
| Piscataqua Region Estuaries Partnership (PREP): Local Decision-Makers' Conceptualizations of Municipal Water Resource Management Principal Investigator: Verna DeLauer |
| Strengthening Vulnerable Communities in the Worcester Built Environment Co-Principal Investigators: Timothy Downs and Laurie Ross |
| Analysis and Interpretation of Hyperspectral Imagery for Mapping Distributions of Fraxinus Species and Emerald Ash Borer Host Trees Principal Investigator: J. Ronald Eastman |
| Differential Effects of ENSO over the Southern Africa Region: Physical and Socioeconomic Manifestations Principal Investigator: J. Ronald Eastman |
| Gypsy Moth Risk Mapping for Uninfested Portions of the United States Principal Investigator: J. Ronald Eastman |
| Land-use Modeling and Prediction for Biodiversity Conservation in the Andes Principal Investigator: J. Ronald Eastman |
| Spatial Monitoring of Trends in Biodiversity through Time Series Analysis of High Temporal Resolution Remotely
Sensed Imagery Principal Investigator: J. Ronald Eastman |
| A Study of the Effects of Environmental Organizations on the US Gold Mining Industries Principal Investigator: Jacque Emel |
| Mining FDI, Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainable Development Principal Investigator: Jody Emel |
| Cooperative Agreement to Disseminate Information, Build Awareness and Stimulate Emerging Industrial Strategies
for Sustainable Development Principal Investigator: Kurt Fischer |
| Greening of Industry Principal Investigator: Kurt Fischer |
| AIDS2031: Social Drivers of the Epidemic's Cluster Principal Investigator: William Fisher |
| Bridging Barriers: Meeting Youth Immigrant and Refugee Health Needs in Worcester, MA Principal Investigator: Ellen Foley |
| Collaboration to Develop Community-Based Capabilities for Civil Societies Principal Investigator: Dick Ford |
| Collaborative Research: A Workshop to Draft the Implementation Plan for the Arctic in Rapid
Transition (ART) Initiative - Winnipeg, October 2010 Principal Investigator: Karen Frey |
| Impacts of Sea Ice Variability and Polynya Formation Principal Investigator: Karen Frey |
| The Polaris Project: Rising Stars in the Arctic Principal Investigator: Karen Frey |
| Pixeling the Social: Using Remotely Sensed Information in Social Science Models NASA/New
Investigator Program Principal Investigator: Jacqueline Geoghegan |
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Biologically-based Risk Modeling with a Focus on Cellular Repair Mechanisms for Radiation-induced Damage Principal Investigator: Robert Goble |
| Community Based Hazard Management Principal Investigators: Robert Goble, Octavia Taylor, and Seth Tuler |
| Highly Uncertain Risks: Prospects for Improved Assessment and Management Co-Principal Investigators: Robert Goble, Dale Hattis, Roger Kasperson, and Seth Tuler |
| Nuclear Risk Management for Native Communities Principal Investigator: Robert Goble |
| A Comprehensive Study of Visitor Safety in the National Park Safety Principal Investigator: Dominic Golding |
| Visitor Risk in the National Parks Principal Investigator: Dominic Golding |
| Determinants of Environmental Compliance Principal Investigator: Wayne Gray |
| Environmental Regulation and Productivity Benefits in the Paper Industry Principal Investigator: Wayne Gray |
| Why Do Plants Comply with Environmental Regulation? The Importance of Enforcement Activity, Abatement Costs, and Community Pressures Principal Investigator: Wayne Gray |
| Age-related Differences in Susceptibility to Carcinogenesis Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Evaluate Differences in Pharmacokinetic Handling Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Dosimetry Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Evaluate the Differences in Pharmacokinetic Handling of Chemicals between Children and Adults Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Evaluate Human Interindividual Variability & Uncertainty in Health Risk Assessment of Particulate Pollutants Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Interspecies Differences and Human Inter-individual Variability in Tissue-level Pharmacokinetic Parameters Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Methods for Evaluating Human Interindividual Variability and Uncertainty in Health Risk Assessment of Particulate Pollutants Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| PBPK Model Development and Use in Support of the IRIS Assessment for Acrylamide Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Quantitative Analysis of Empirical Data on Age-related Susceptibility to Carcinogenesis from Non-mutagenic Carcinogens Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Work with the Department of Public Health (DPH) to evaluate differences in pharmacokinetic handling of chemicals between children and adults Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| Risk Analysis for Developmental Effects of Chlorpyrifos Principal Investigator: Dale Hattis |
| EcoTarium Clean Energy Principal Investigator: Scott Jiusto |
| DNREC Economic Analysis of the Delaware Bay Shoreline Principal Investigator: Robert J. Johnston |
| Improved Valuation of Ecological Benefits Associated with Aquatic Living Resources: Development and Testing of Indicator-Based Stated Preference Valuation and Transfer Principal Investigator: Robert J. Johnston |
| Economic and Social Science Tools for Ecosystem-based Management Principal Investigator: Robert J. Johnston |
| Improved Valuation of Ecological Benefits Associated with Aquatic Living Resources: Development and Testing of Indicator-Based Stated Preference Valuation and Transfer Principal Investigator: Robert J. Johnston |
| Research Conference: Integrated Economic Analysis of Ecosystem Services for Agricultural and Rural Sustainability Principal Investigator: Robert J. Johnston |
| Public Transit Design for Smart Growth: Using Choice Experiments to Quantify Tradeoffs, Values and Funding Implications Principal Investigator: Robert J. Johnston |
| Industrial Restructuring & Corporate Risk Management Principal Investigators: Roger E. Kasperson/Wayne Gray |
| Encouraging the Use of Risk Concepts in Performance-Based Building and Fire Regulation Development Principal Investigator: Roger E. Kasperson |
| Sustainability Science: From Knowledge into Action Principal Investigator: Roger E. Kasperson |
| Wildfire and Mountain Pine Beetle Outbreaks in Subalpine Forests Principal Investigator: Dominik Kulakowski |
| Legalizing Community: Lawyers and Citizen Activism in Neighborhood Disputes Principal Investigator: Deborah Martin |
| The Socio-spatial Aspects of Industrial Change in Bolivia: Manufacturers, Regions, and the Prospects for Global Value Chain Integration Principal Investigator: James Murphy |
| Continued Support of the Undergraduate Component of the HERO Program Principal Investigator: Colin Polsky |
| H.E.R.O. REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates Principal Investigator: Gil Pontius |
| Integrated, Ecological-Economic Modeling of Watersheds and Estuaries at Multiple Scales Principal Investigator: Gil Pontius |
| Assessment and Development of Census View Principal Investigators: Samuel Ratick and Colin Polsky |
| Determining the Vulnerability of Populations to Mercury Principal Investigator: Samuel J. Ratick |
| Social Constituencies for Adirondacks Ecologies Principal Investigator: Dianne Rocheleau |
| Ecosystem-level Response to Large Scale Disturbance in Southern Yucatan Principal Investigator: John Rogan |
| Plan and Development Study of Renewable Energy Education and Outreach Principal Investigator: Joseph Sarkis |
| Action Research on a Collaborative, Multi-pronged Approach to Prevent and Reduce Youth and Gang
Violence in Worcester, MA Principal Investigator: Laurie Ross |
| Diffusion of Emerging Energy Technologies Principal Investigator: Jennie Stephens |
| The Application of a Nuclear Risk Management Toolbox to a Consortium of DOE Site Communities Principal Investigator: Octavia Taylor |
| Redressing the Shortcomings of Science by Assessing Public Health Studies Principal Investigator: Octavia Taylor |
| Demonstrating a Risk-Based Approach
to Rapid Vulnerability Assessment in New England Fishery Communities Principal Investigator: Seth Tuler; Co-PI's: Tom Webler, Colin Polsky |
| Pilot Study on Fishing and Related Activities and Environmental Justice Issues in the Northeast Principal Investigator: Seth Tuler |
| Center for Integrated Study of the Human Dimensions of
Global Change Project (CIS-HDGC) Principal Investigator: B.L. Turner II |
| Land-use and Land-cover Change in the Southern Yucatan Peninsular Region (LCLUC-SYPR) Principal Investigators: B.L. Turner II |
| Systems of Integrated Research, Assessment &
Decision Support for Global Environmental Change SUST Principal Investigator: B.L. Turner II |
| Infrastructure to Develop a Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO) Network Principal Investigator: B.L. Turner II |
| HERO: Human-Environment Regional Observatory Network Principal Investigator: B.L. Turner II |
| The Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity of Coupled Human-Environment Systems in the Southern Yucatán
Peninsular Region: A Transition Effort Principal Investigator: B.L. Turner II |
| Landscape Resilience-Vulnerability in the Southern Yucatán Peninsular Region: Land Cover/Land Use Change
Co-Principal Investigators: B.L. Turner II, J. Ronald Eastman, and John Rogan |
| Carbon Dioxide and Water Flux Response to Extreme Weather and Climate Anomalies: A Fluxnet Syntheses Principal Investigator: Chris Williams |