Government Information

Earl Gregg Swem Library

Regional Performance Measures: Values and Targets

Categories: Environment,Statistics,Traffic Accidents,Transportation,Urban Issues,Virginia Issues

http://www.hrtpo.org/Documents/Regional%20Performance%20Measures/RPM-%20full%20document.pdf

Presents performance measures for reducing traffic congestion and improving transportation safety in the Hampton Roads region.  Includes historical trend data for traffic accidents, fatalities, air quality, HOV usage, job and housing access to transit, commuting, freight movement and more.  From the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization

 

Arab Development Challenges Report 2011: Towards the Developmental State in the Arab Region

Categories: Arab,Business/Economics,Govt/Business Scandals,United Nations

http://www.undp.org/content/dam/undp/library/corporate/HDR/UNDP-ADCR_En-2012.pdf

Second edition of an Arab development report.  Argues for redefining the role of the state and its relationship with the market to avoid  the problems of political favoritism and corruption and promote equal opportunity and fair competition.  From the United Nations Development Programme

 

Trade and Development Report, 1981-2011: Three Decades of Thinking Development

Categories: Foreign Trade/Investment,United Nations

http://www.unctad.org/en/PublicationsLibrary/gds2012d1_en.pdf

Commemorates three decades of the Trade and Development Report by reviewing key issues that have been discussed in past issues and presenting contributions of experts to a discussion of development thinking.  From the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development

 

Measuring National Well-Being: Households and Families, 2012

Categories: Abortion/Contraception,Births/Deaths,Great Britain,Marriage/Family,Statistics

http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/dcp171766_259965.pdf

Presents a current  statistical snapshot of families, households, marriages, divorces, conceptions, and abortions in Great Britain.  From the Office of National Statistics

 

Water Quality Studied in Areas of Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Including Areas Where Hydraulic Fracturing Techniques are Used, in the United States

Categories: Energy,Environment,Geology/Mining,Natural Resources,Science/Technology

http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2012/3049/FS12-3049_508.pdf

As domestic  oil and gas production explores new techniques for recovery, increasing public concern has been expressed about the effects of such techniques on surface water and groundwater quality.  This report discusses one attempt to measure the effect on water quality of unconventional oil and gas development.  From the U.S. Geological Survey