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Mar 27, 2026
RAND is developing tools and resources to help stormwater professionals strengthen community resilience and implement adaptive, climate-smart stormwater design and management strategies.
Tool
Mar 20, 2026
This document provides guidance for stormwater professionals on how to select change factors from the Projected Intensity‑Duration‑Frequency Curve Data Tool for the Chesapeake Bay Watershed and Virginia via a structured, risk-based decision process.
Dec 22, 2025
This guide offers a systematic approach for conducting vulnerability assessments to help stormwater agencies prioritize investments, foster resilience, and improve compliance and adaptation planning for stormwater infrastructure.
Commentary
Jun 27, 2025
Healthy sleep isn't just about what happens in the bedroom—it's about what happens in the neighborhood. By addressing sleep deserts through thoughtful and community-informed investments, we can help ensure that everyone has the opportunity to rest well, live well, and age well.
Research
May 29, 2025
The authors assess changes in digital proficiency and labor market outcomes following participation in foundational digital-literacy training and highlight critical implications for policymakers, workforce developers, and educational organizations.
Mar 26, 2024
In March, utility prices began increasing throughout Baltimore City and in nearby counties. Prices will continue to increase over the next two years. The Department of Energy is working directly with communities affected by undue energy burdens to better understand how to improve the equity of the energy system. Maryland could follow that example.
Expert Insights
Aug 30, 2023
This Perspective presents key information needs for stormwater practitioners in the Mid-Atlantic region and provides recommendations that would support more effective stormwater planning, design, and management in the face of climate change.
Video
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RAND researchers discuss recommendations for more effective stormwater planning, design, and management in the Mid-Atlantic region in the face of climate change.
Jul 13, 2023
We interviewed 453 public housing residents about their social networks. Adults who lived in scattered public housing vs. clustered reported a lower proportion of low-socioeconomic status social ties and neighbors in their social networks.
Jan 4, 2023
Rising global temperatures and the urban heat island effect can amplify heat-related health risks to residents. Cities are considering various heat adaptation actions to improve public health, enhance social equity, and cope with future conditions.
Aug 26, 2021
This report describes a health and human services needs assessment of Prince George's County, Maryland. Findings from this report can inform Prince George's County's pursuit of a Health in All Policies approach to policymaking.
Jul 29, 2021
This report provides interim findings on the Aerial Investigation Research pilot program, a Baltimore Police Department program in which manned aircraft equipped with cameras gathered evidence to support crime investigations.
