Roger Pielke, Jr.

Projects

Flood Damage in the United States: A Reanalysis of National Weather Service Estimates

Flood DamageFlood damage has increased in the United States, despite local efforts and federal encouragement to mitigate flood hazards and regulate development in flood-prone areas. To help researchers and policy makers assess national progress in reducing vulnerability to flood hazards, reasonably accurate assessments of flood damage are needed. Yet, accurate accounting for losses has historically received little attention, except in the case of insured property. The flood damage estimates presented in this website are compiled from NWS records and publications, supplemented by reports of other federal and state agencies. The accompanying report includes an evaluation of the accuracy of the estimates and recommendations for users of the data. Read more ...

Reconciling the Supply of and Demand for Research in the Science of Science and Innovation Policy Workshop

RSSIPReconciling the Supply of and Demand for Research in the Science of Science and Innovation Policy Workshop, 12-14 May 2009, Oslo, Norway. This workshop brought together academics, practitioners, and those with feet in both worlds to examine how science policy research does (or does not) support the information needs of science policy decision makers. Highlights from the workshop findings will be published as a Policy Sciences Special Issue in 2011. Read more ...
 

Science Policy Assessment and Research on Climate

sparcEach day, in the face of deep uncertainty, millions of decisions are made that respond to and influence the behavior of climate. How does the nation's multi-billion dollar investment in climate research affect those decisions? How can the societal value ofthis scientific investment be enhanced? These are the core organizing questions for the NSF-funded project, Science Policy Assessment and Research on Climate (SPARC). Read more ...