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WELCOME

The Center for Integrative Environmental Research (CIER) at the University of Maryland addresses complex environmental challenges through research that explores the dynamic interactions among environmental, economic and social forces and stimulates active dialogue with stakeholders, researchers and decision makers.

News and Events

MD Governor Announces New Way to Measure Prosperity
CIER played a lead role in developing this new tool. February 2, 2010
Baltimore, MD

Smart and Sustainable Campuses Conference
March 21-23, 2010
College Park, MD

UMD Greenhouse Gas Inventory
Carbon footprint of the University of Maryland,
College Park

November 2009

CIER FOCUS, Newsletter
Issue No.1, October 2009

The New Sustainable Frontier: Principles of Sustainable Development
Guide to sustainable development for GSA and federal agencies
October 2009


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Research

Researchers and students at CIER, working at local, regional, national and global scales, are developing strategies and tools to guide policy and investment decisions,particularly to help mitigate climate impacts, adapt to climate change and support sustainability. Some recent and ongoing projects include:

Expert Areas

Multidisciplinary research teams integrate insights from the natural and social sciences to address current and future challenges in the following four key areas:

  • Urban environmental change

  • Material flows

  • Energy systems

  • Socioeconomic growth and development