The Jeanne X. Kasperson Research Library supports three main areas of research: hazards and risk; sustainability and global environmental change; and international development. The following projects represent recent work by Clark professors, graduate students, and undergraduates, which draw extensively on the Kasperson Research Library's resources and materials.
Nuclear Risk Management for Native Communities - Professor Robert Goble is leading this ongoing study of how the United States' nuclear-weapons program has affected three Native American communities in the Southwest and uses the library's extensive collection on risk perceptions and nuclear hazards.
Land-use and Land-cover Change in the Southern Yucatan Peninsular Region - Geographer B.L. Turner II is examining the links between agricultural practices of peasant farmers and tropical deforestation in this region.
Pixeling the Social: Using Remotely Sensed Information in Social Sciences - Working with Turner on the above project, environmental economist Jacqueline Geoghegan is examining economic factors involved with peasant farming and deforestation.
The Human-Environment Regional Observatory for Central Massachusetts (HERO-CM) - Faculty, graduate students and undergraduates work on the HERO project, generating and archiving long-term data and research on the human-environment condition in Central Massachusetts.