Michael T. Wilson

Assessing Risk to the National Critical Functions as a Result of Climate Change

National Critical Functions (NCFs) are government and private-sector functions so vital that their disruption would debilitate security, the economy, ...

Report on the Arctic Capabilities of the U.S. Armed Forces

The United States has considerable interests in the Arctic and is one of just eight countries with territory in the region. It also has a responsibili...

Grounded

An Enterprise-wide Look at Department of the Air Force Installation Exposure to Natural Hazards : Implications for Infrastructure Investment Decisionmaking and Continuity of Operations Planning

he authors of this report consider the exposure of Department of the Air Force (DAF) installations to flooding, high winds, and wildfires?hazards that...

Accounting for Climate Resilience in Infrastructure Investment Decisionmaking

A Data-Driven Approach for Department of the Air Force Project Prioritization

A new approach allows comparison of infrastructure projects based on their ability to improve installation resilience to climate-related hazards, supp...

Strategies to Mitigate the Risk to the National Critical Functions Generated by Climate Change

This report examines climate adaptation strategies for National Critical Functions at risk of disruption from climate change, focusing on strategies t...

One- to Four-Family Properties with Multiple Losses Insured by the National Flood Insurance Program

Property Characteristics, Community Demographics, and Mitigation Strategies

The increased frequency and severity of flooding in the United States are likely to increase the number of properties that experience multiple flood l...

Developing New Future Scenarios for the U.S. Coast Guard's Evergreen Strategic Foresight Program

The U.S. Coast Guard's Evergreen strategic foresight initiative works to identify emerging service challenges that require focus in the near term. Thi...

Robust Stormwater Management in the Pittsburgh Region

A Pilot Study

This report provides an independent study of how the stormwater problem in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania metropolitan region could grow with future cha...

Managing Heavy Rainfall with Green Infrastructure

An Evaluation in Pittsburgh's Negley Run Watershed

RAND researchers estimate the potential benefits and costs of a green stormwater infrastructure (GSI) system in Pittsburgh's Negley Run watershed, eva...