Publications:
(through November 2006)
Abler, D., J. Shortle, and A. Fisher. 2004. “Climate Change and Pennsylvania Agriculture.” Penn State Environmental Law Review 12:117-125.
Abler, D., J. Shortle, J. Carmichael, and R. Horan. 2002. "Climate Change, Agriculture, and Water Quality in the Chesapeak Bay Region." Climatic Change 55:339-359. Full text pdf.
Crane, Robert G. and Bruce C. Hewitson. 2003. “Clustering and Upscaling of Station Precipitation Records to Regional Patterns Using Self-Organizing Maps (SOMs),” Climate Research. 25: 96-107, December 5.
Dempsey, R. and A. Fisher, 2005, Consortium for Atlantic Regional Assessment: Information Tools for Community Adaptation to Changes in Climate or Land Use , Risk Analysis 25 (6): 1495-1509. Full text pdf.
Detweiler, K. How Climate Change Could Affect the Length of the Downhill Ski Season in the Adirondack Park, NY: An Impact Assessment, BS Thesis. 2004. Earth Sciences. Penn State University. Full text pdf.
Fisher, A., and M. Small. 2004.“Making Interdisciplinary Collaborations Work,” RISK Newsletter. page 9. Full text pdf.
Kleinosky, L. R., B. Yarnal, and A. Fisher. 2006. Vulnerability of Hampton Roads, Virginia to Storm-Surge Flooding and Sea-Level Rise. Natural Hazards. 39, doi:10.1007/s11069-006-0004-z. Full text pdf.
Miloser, D.l F. The effects of Land Use Policy on the Rate of Open Space Loss in the Chesapeake Bay Region. MS Thesis in Environmental Pollution Control. 2006. Agricultural Science. Penn State University. Full text pdf.
Rygel, L. D. O’Sullivan, B. Yarnal. 2006. A method for constructing a social vulnerability index: An application to hurricane storm surges in a developed country. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change. 11:741-764. Full text pdf.
Thompson, Robert. 2005, “Reporting Offshore Wind Power: Are Newspapers Facilitating Informed Debate on Coastal Issues?” Coastal Management. 33(4), in press for Fall, 2005.
Presentations:
The CARA team actively reaches out to get feedback from stakeholder groups to enhance the usefulness of the research and information presented through the CARA, particularly on this website. CARA team members also get feedback from their professional peers to ensure the scientific credibility of the research. In addition to formal publications, team members often present their methods and findings at meetings of organizations such as:
- Adirondacks Research Consortium
- American Agricultural Economics Association
- American Association of Geographers
- Climate Change Science Program
- Coastal Zone Management Association
- Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change Research Community
- Institute for Operations Research and Management Science (INFORMS) Conference
- National Council for Science and the Environment
- Northeast Agricultural and Resource Economics Association
- Pennsylvania Consortium for Interdisciplinary Environmental Policy
- Society of Environmental Journalists
- Society for Risk Analysis
Team members also often present their methods and findings at special topic meetings such as:
- Benefits and Costs of Natural Resources Policies Affecting Public and Private Lands
- Canada’s Scoping Meeting for the 2006 Assessment of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation
- Clean Energy Expo
- Climate Solutions for the Northeast Conference
- Conference on Climate Change: Examining Its Influence on the Canadian Economy
- Conference on Using Science to Assess Environmental Vulnerabilities
- Getting to 10% Conference
- Human Dimensions of Global Change Center meeting
- INFORMS Conference
- Learning from the National Assessment Workshop
- National Conference on Science, Policy and the Environment
- Northeastern Agricultural Economics Association -Canadian Agricultural Economics Society Conference
- Second International Conference on Climate Impacts Assessments (SICCIA)
- US Climate Change Science Program Planning Workshop
Additionally, team members present their methods and findings at other universities to share research methods and stimulate interest:
- Appalachian Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science
- Frostburg State University
- Sewanee, the University of the South
CARA Student Researchers:
Students have presented their work to several of the above organizations. They also have prepared posters or oral presentations for student competitions such as those listed below. In addition to receiving constructive feedback, several have won awards for their findings and how the findings have been presented.
- Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Research Expo
- Penn State Graduate Exhibition
- Penn State Environmental Chemistry Symposium
Student Awards:
- Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences Research Expo, 2nd Place in Social Sciences
- Penn State’s Graduate Exhibition, 3rd Place in Social Sciences
- Penn State’s Environmental Chemistry Symposium, 1st Place in Undergraduate category
- Penn State’s Environmental Chemistry Symposium, 2nd place in Biogeochemistry category
- Society for Risk Analysis Student Travel Award
- Teresa Heinz Scholar