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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.

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:

• Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative

• Economic Costs of Climate Change

• Cities and Climate Adaptation

• Maryland Environmental Challenges and Solutions

Last updated July 1, 2008

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