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Human-Environment Geographic Information Science laboratory, UMN
Journals
Atmospheric Environment
Environmental Science & Technology
Energy Policy
Environmental Health Perspectives
Environmental Research Letters
Journal of Transport and Land Use
Urban Studies
Environmental data
Several databases are available via
Mike Toffel and Julian Marshall's environmental data website
Global meteorological data, 1957 - 2002
EPA SCRAM meteorological data
DOE Energy Information Agency
Satellite measurements of nitrogen dioxide
US Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) pollution map - Scorecard
US Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) pollution map - MapEcos
Fuel economy for new vehicles
Evaluations and recommendations for carbon offsets are available
here (from Tufts Climate Initiative)
and
here (from Clean Air Cool Planet)
Resources for students
Energy fact sheets
Dan Kammen's introduction to opportunities and resources in energy and environmental science & policy
HEGIS provides several
student resources
, including ideas on
how to be a (successful) graduate student
and on
asking for a letter of reference
Molecular weight calculator
Urban carbon modeling
Current market price of carbon on the European market
Global Carbon Project
Urban Climate Change Research Network
Urban and Regional Carbon Management (URCM) Initiative
Vulcan high-resolution CO2 emission estimates
Vulcan Google Earth application
Reports discussing urban carbon emissions include:1i>
"
The Greenness of Cities
" by EL Glaeser and M Kahn; also available
here
"
Shrinking the Carbon Footprint of Metropolitan America
" by Sarzynski et al. (published by the Brookings Institute)
"
Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change
" by Ewing et al. (published by the Urban Land Institute & Smart Growth America)
"
Transportation Emissions Guidebook, Part One: Land Use, Transit & Travel Demand Management
" by Dierkers et al. (published by the Center for Clean Air Policy)
"
Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Transportation Sources in Minnesota
" by Boies et al. (published by the University of Minnesota Center for Transportation Studies); a summary for policy makers, titled "
A Smaller Carbon Footprint
," is also provided
"
Strategies for Reducing the Impacts of Surface Transportation on Global Climate Change
" by CJ Burbank of Parson Brinckerhoff (published by the American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials [AASHTO] and the Transportation Research Board's National Cooperative Highway Research Program [TRB/NCHRP])
Other
Vancouver cycling route planner
Marshall's PhD Dissertation
Global map of accessibility