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1991.
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This report surveys the water sources available to a study area that includes Arizona and Southern California and the legal rights of water users in the two states. It assesses the security of those sources and how the various interests served by them will be affected during prolonged water shortages.
6) Seeing the Forest Service for the trees: a survey of proposals for changing national forest policy
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Research report volume 25
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2000.
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2007.
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The Electrical Energy Storage Research Group at the University of Colorado at Boulder has compiled this report to summarize research findings and to increase the understanding of renewable energy storage opportunities in Colorado. This report investigates three large scale energy storage options: pumped hydroelectric energy storage (PHES), underground pumped hydroelectric storage (UPHS), and compressed air energy storage (CAES). The information is...
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Quick response research report volume 170
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[2004]
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Report examines to what degree community emergency response teams (CERT) played a role in the experience of Hurricane Isabel in Virginia. The overall conclusion of this study is that the programs were still in the early stages of development and had yet to create a clear role for themselves in relation to the established emergency management functions
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[1977]
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Rural transportation systems are of major importance to the nation's economy. Safety of rural bridges in many cases has deteriorated to a dangerous level rendering many avenues for the movement of goods and people to an unusable state. The recently developed glulam bridge system, composed of laminated stringers and deck fastened together by bolted and doweled connections, offers great potential in needed national bridge replacement programs.
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Quick response research report volume 82
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[1996]
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Hurricane Marilyn left a track of destruction in the U.S. Virgin Islands in September 1995. This qualitative study examines the effectiveness of the early stages of federal response, with emphasis on individual and household assistance.
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Quick response research report volume 135
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[2001]
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Impact of a combination of major natural disasters on poor, rural women in India.
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Quick response research report volume 120
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[1999]
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The clearest differences between the two communities are the result of activities organized at the local level. Yet, most respondents consider FEMA in a negative light.
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