Sea-level rise may worsen existing Bay Area inequities
Credit: Wikimedia Commons Rather than waiting for certainty in sea-level rise projections, policymakers can plan now for future coastal flooding ...
Tag: Socioeconomics
UTIA researchers target food loss and waste reduction
COVID-19 effects on consumer and grocer behaviors included in studyCredit: Image by Shutterstock. Research suggests that 40% of food produced ...
Study: How a large cat deity helps people to share space with leopards in India
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Diversification in supply chain crucial to avoid ‘food shock’ in cities
Credit: Michael Gomez, Penn State Diversification in the sourcing of food into cities can go a long way to tempering ...
Researchers clarify reasons for low rate of employment among people with disabilities
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nTIDE June 2021 Jobs Report: Job indicators close in on pre-pandemic employment levels
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) -- issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...
Actively addressing inequalities promotes social change
UMass Amherst social scientist part of global research team studying group interactionsCredit: UMass Amherst What does it take for people ...
The job you want vs. the job you get
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Coronavirus crisis and social citizenship in India
German Research Foundation funds new project at the University of GöttingenCredit: Claus Becker The initial spread of the coronavirus in ...
Study: Environmental risks exacerbated for vulnerable populations in small towns
Credit: Iowa State University AMES, Iowa -- A new study of small Iowa towns found that vulnerable populations within those ...
Natural hazards threaten 57% of US structures
Rising temperatures and risky development contribute to heightened exposure to earthquakes, flooding, tornadoes, hurricanes and wildfireCredit: Inglesias et al. (2021) ...
New modeling technique shows greater likelihood, frequency of urban extreme heat events
Credit: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Extreme heat waves in urban areas are much more likely than previously thought, according to ...
nTIDE May 2021 COVID Update: Minimal changes in unemployment reflect slow pace of recovery
National Trends in Disability Employment (nTIDE) - issued semi-monthly by Kessler Foundation and the University of New HampshireCredit: Kessler Foundation ...
New analysis discusses role of managed retreat as a climate change response
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