Publications

The Research & Policy Brief series highlights research and policy-relevant work on a variety of important community development topics. Global Development publications are designed to provide our readers with research-based, policy-relevant information to help foster dialogue at the local, regional and state-level, and to inform public and private decision-making around critical community and economic development issues.

The Research & Policy Briefs are written by university faculty, state agency representatives, and CCE Educators, among other partners and collaborators.

The Research & Policy Briefs are free for public reproduction with proper accreditation. 

Recent editions

• Responding to Risk from Floods and COVID-19: Beyond Partisanship, Through Experience
• Climate Migration: Is New York State Ready?
• Climate justice and flood governance: Are New York’s flood-governance networks equipped to succeed?
• Reducing risk perception of COVID-19 among grocery shoppers
• Challenges of Large-scale Solar Electric Siting in New York State: Part II, The Evolving Permitting Process
• Building Community Consensus for Flood Risk Adaptation
• Challenges of Large-Scale Solar Electric Siting in New York State
• A Wealth Creation Framework for Regional and Community Economic Development
• Tackling Zombies: New Approaches for Sustainable Housing

The New York Minute highlights a NYS trend and data source on varying community development topics. Global Development publications are designed to provide our readers with research-based information to help foster dialogue at the local, regional and state-level, and to inform public and private decision-making around critical community and economic development issues. The New York Minute is written by Robin Blakely-Armitage and Jan Vink, reflecting a partnership and collaboration between Global Development and PAD, Cornell’s Program on Applied Demographics.

The New York Minute is free for public reproduction with proper accreditation.

Recent editions

• Changing Definitions for Core and Urban Areas: Federal Funding Eligibility Impacts

• Are NYS hospitals overloaded with COVID-19 patients?

• Unemployment Trends across New York State: The Impact of COVID-19 

• Census 2020 Response Rates Across New York State 

• Mapping Vulnerability across New York State: Risk Factors for COVID-19 

• Renewable Energy Production Trends in New York State 

• Highlights of NYS Agriculture in the Latest Ag Census