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Environmental Policy Analysis
The Environmental Policy Analysis program at the Center for Social and Urban Research is led by Dr. Mike Blackhurst. The Environmental Policy Analysis program integrates engineering and social science methods to addresses society’s environmental challenges through open source publications and decision support resources. The Environmental Policy Program also serves to connect researchers at the University of Pittsburgh to sponsors and interests external to the University. We work with sponsors big and small across a wide variety of research and outreach domains.
Below are several informative links regarding environmental policy:
Predicting Lead Water Service Line Locations for Improving Mitigation Strategies
Do lead water laterals affect property values? A Case Study of Pittsburgh, PA
A Primer on Energy Efficiency: Challenges and Opportunities
Energy Savings and the Rebound Effect with Multiple Energy Services and Efficiency Correlation
Designing building energy efficiency programs for greenhouse gas reductions
Decentralized water resources
Feasibility of Water Efficiency and Reuse Technologies, Demand-Side Strategies for Urban Water Management
Incentivizing Decentralized Sanitation: The Role of Discount Rates
Energy end use modeling
Cross Comparison of Empirical and Simulated Models for Calculating Residential Electricity Consumption
Climate action planning
Preparing US community greenhouse gas inventories for climate action plans
Do US Metropolitan Core Counties Have Lower Scope 1 and 2 CO2 Emissions than Less Urbanized Counties?
Historical Footprinting and Implications for Sustainability Planning: A Case Study of the Pittsburgh Region
Green stormwater infrastructure
Wet Weather Management in Pittsburgh: Thinking Beyond Cost Effectiveness
Parcel Scale Green Infrastructure Siting and Cost Effectiveness Analysis
Cost Effectiveness of Green Roofs