Past Research Projects
The following are prior research projects 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
Emergence of an Institution for Sustainable Development: Cross-country Study of the Global Reporting Initiative
Principal
Investigator: Halina S. Brown
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
Bridging Barriers: Meeting Youth Immigrant and Refugee Health Needs in Worcester, MA
Principal Investigator: Ellen Foley
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
Collaboration to Develop Community-Based Capabilities for Civil Societies
Principal Investigator: Dick Ford
Pixeling the Social: Using Remotely Sensed Information in Social Science Models NASA/New Investigator Program
Principal Investigator: Jacqueline Geoghegan
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
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
EcoTarium Clean Energy
Principal Investigator: Scott Jiusto
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
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
Plan and Development Study of Renewable Energy Education and Outreach
Principal Investigator: Joseph Sarkis
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
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