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Structures such as buildings and roads, absorb and re-emit much more of the sun’s heat than do natural landscapes such as forests and bodies of water. Urban areas with highly concentrated structures become “islands” of higher temperatures compared to…

This article compares the benefits of shallow open water areas to emergent restored wetlands in Coastal Louisiana to explore restoration ecosystem benefits.

A high number of non-urgent cases that could be addressed by general practice (GP) doctors are presenting unnecessarily at hospital emergency departments (EDs); these are potentially avoidable. Strategies that can save ED health professionals’ time also…

Abt’s second of three reports on HUD’s IWISH demonstration documents implementation of the IWISH model; experiences of staff, property owners, and residents in IWISH; and compares IWISH to offerings at a comparison group of properties.

To date, evidence on the effectiveness of school voucher programs is mixed. That’s why the U.S. Congress mandated an evaluation of the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP), the only federally funded voucher program.  The Department of Education’s…

In Mongolia, Abt Global helped the State Privatization Commission understand the impact of an emerging market economy on the state-owned housing stock.  An Abt Global team helped develop a strategy for the privatization of the 48,000-unit state-owned…