Browsing Faculty Works, School of Public and International Affairs by Title
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Engaging IDPs in Sri Lanka: a Buddhist approach
(Oxford, 2014-11)A Buddhist Sri Lankan NGO provides an example of how endogenous faith-based civil society organisations can help mobilise IDPs in owning and defining strategies for their own protection. -
The Forgotten Lessons of Civil Defense for the Homeland Security Era
(Journal Of Policy History / Cambridge University Press, 2014-09-01)Scholars investigating civil defense generally focus on where it fell short of protecting the nation against attack. But civil defenders trained volunteers, organized state and local associations, educated citizens about ... -
A General Micro-Level Modeling Approach to Analyzing Interconnected SDGs: Achieving SDG 6 and More through Multiple-Use Water Services (MUS)
(MDPI, 2017-02-21)The 2030 agenda presents an integrated set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and targets that will shape development activities for the coming decade. The challenge now facing development organizations and governments ... -
A Generalizable Method for Estimating Household Energy by Neighborhoods in US Urban Regions
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Green Affordable Housing: Cost-Benefit Analysis for Zoning Incentives
(MDPI, 2019-11-08)In the year 2017, about 89% of the total energy consumed in the US was produced using non-renewable energy sources, and about 43% of tenant households were cost burdened. Local governments are in a unique position to ... -
Household-Level Spatiotemporal Patterns of Incidence of Cholera, Haiti, 2011
(2014-09)A cholera outbreak began in Haiti during October, 2010. Spatiotemporal patterns of household-level cholera in Ouest Department showed that the initial clusters tended to follow major roadways; subsequent clusters occurred ... -
The Human Right to Water: The Importance of Domestic and Productive Water Rights
(Springer, 2013-12-12)The United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights engenders important state commitments to respect, fulfill, and protect a broad range of socio-economic rights. In 2010, a milestone was reached when the UN ... -
In the Middle East, Separatists Are the New Spoilers
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International Refugee Research: Evidence for Smart Policy
(Virginia Tech. School of Public and International Affairs, 2018-09)The Virginia Tech School of Public and International Affairs Refugee Research Project was prompted by discussions among institutional partners in the aftermath of the 2015 refugee crisis in Europe. With the number of ... -
Joint Fact-Finding in Practice: Review of a Collaborative Approach to Climate-Ready Infrastructure in Rotterdam
(TUDelft, 2016)Joint fact-finding has been advanced as a method for helping stakeholders grappling with technically intensive policy and planning challenges to collaboratively engage in research and arrive at shared sets of facts to ... -
Land Use Regression models for 60 volatile organic compounds: Comparing Google Point of Interest (POI) and city permit data
(2019-08-10)Land Use Regression (LUR) models of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC) normally focus on land use (e.g., industrial area) or transportation facilities (e.g., roadway); here, we incorporate area sources (e.g., gas stations) ... -
Learning About World Religions in Modesto, California
(Politics And Religion/ Cambridge Journals, 2011-08-01)After cultural and religious controversy in Modesto, California, community leaders attempted to increase tolerance and respect by requiring an unique world religions course for high school students. The first large-n ... -
A New Multilateral Framework for the Middle East
(Virginia Tech, 2009-01)The numerous policy challenges facing the United States and the international community in the Middle East are interrelated. This demands the adoption a comprehensive approach to the region rather than a set of bilateral ... -
Pedestrians and E-Scooters: An Initial Look at E-Scooter Parking and Perceptions by Riders and Non-Riders
(MDPI, 2019-10-11)Since 2018, pedestrians in many U.S. cities have been sharing sidewalk space with dockless shared e-scooters. The introduction of e-scooters has received pushback from pedestrians. Complaints reported in the media include ... -
Peri-Urban Development in Sofia and Havana: Prospects and Perils in the New Millennium
(Association for the Study of the Cuban Economy, 2007)This paper compares the patterns of socio-spatial peri-urban change in two post-socialist state capitals: Havana, Cuba (2.1 million) and Sofia, Bulgaria (1.3 million). The comparison between patterns of post-socialist ... -
Pit Latrine Fecal Sludge Resistance Using a Dynamic Cone Penetrometer in Low Income Areas in Mzuzu City, Malawi
(MDPI, 2017-02-03)Pit latrines can provide improved household sanitation, but without effective and inexpensive emptying options, they are often abandoned once full and may pose a public health threat. Emptying techniques can be difficult, ...
