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RAND Gulf States Publications

RAND Gulf States reports and working papers are organized by six main categories; below is a list of the most recent RAND publications on the Gulf Coast states:

Featured Research

Database of Literature on Oil Spills and Public Health
RAND experts created a searchable literature review on the health impacts of oil spills. The objective of this tool is to identify both what was already known about the effects of oil spills and to help fill gaps in our knowledge.
May 8, 2017

Recent Publications

Planning Tool Methods and Results: Attachment G1 April 4, 2023

Michael T. Wilson, Christina Panis, David G. Groves, Denise J. Reed, Jacob DeWeese
As part of the 2023 Coastal Master Plan, the Planning Tool was updated to use more detailed modeling data, including a structure-based asset inventory, and to respond to new CPRA planning priorities.
Nonstructural Risk Reduction Evaluation Results: Attachment E3 April 4, 2023

Michael T. Wilson, Jordan R. Fischbach, David R. Johnson, Jingya Wang, Patrick Kane, Nathan B. Geldner, Abby Littman
Nonstructural project results for the 2023 Coastal Master Plan and summarizes the mitigation measures derived from the technical analysis conducted using the Coastal Louisiana Risk Assessment (CLARA) model.
The Louisiana Believe and Prepare Educator Preparation Reform: Findings from the Pilot and Early Implementation Years March 8, 2023

Dan D. Goldhaber, Zeyu Xu, Kata Mihaly
Believe and Prepare is a teacher preparation reform implemented by the Louisiana Department of Education in collaboration with school systems and teacher preparation programs across the state.
Capacities of Health Systems in Climate Migrant Receiving Communities: Insights in the US Gulf Coast March 1, 2023

Aaron Clark-Ginsberg, Anita Chandra, Alejandro Uriel Becerra-Ornelas
This report examines how health care delivery systems in receiving communities meet the needs of climate migrants in three case study sites in the US Gulf Coast.
Resilience in the Bayou February 1, 2023

Janel Lowman, Melissa L. Finucane
This film tells the story of how two organizations are supporting local communities in understanding, withstanding, and overcoming the multiple stressors brought on by the Deepwater Horizon disaster.