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U.S. Food System Factsheet Center for Sustainable Systems

WEBAmericans enjoy a diverse abundance of low-cost food, spending a mere 11.3% of disposable income on food.1 However, store prices do not reflect the external …

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Pursuing Sustainability with UMHS' Patient Food & Nutrition …

WEBWith 45 thousand inpatient stays and 1.9 million outpatient visits in 2012, the University of Michigan Health System (UMHS) manages a vast network of patients in …

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Shifting from “Community-Placed” to “Community-Based” …

WEBExtreme summertime heat is a significant public health threat that disproportionately impacts vulnerable urban populations. Research on health impacts of …

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SRN: Integrated Urban Infrastructure Solutions for Environmentally

WEBSeveral hundred cities in the US and abroad, including 40 of the world's most populous cities (the C40 cities) have announced goals that include environmental …

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Climate Change: Science and Impacts Factsheet

WEBThe Earth’s Climate Climate change is altering temperature, precipitation, and sea levels, and will adversely impact human and natural systems, including water resources, human …

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Social Development Indicators Factsheet

WEBStandards of living are difficult to measure, but indicators of social development are available. A basic measure, per capita Gross Domestic Product (GDP), is the value of all …

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Research Publications

WEBBackground The role of diet in health is well established and, in the past decade, more attention has been given to the role of food choices in the environment. …

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Environmental Justice Factsheet Center for Sustainable Systems

WEBEnvironmental Justice (EJ) is defined as the equal treatment and involvement of all people in environmental decision making.1 Inspired by the Civil Rights movement, EJ became …

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MASTER'S PROJECT: Pursuing Sustainability with UMHS' Patient …

WEBSummary of Project Idea: With 45 million inpatient and 1.9 million outpatient visits in 2011, the University of Michigan Health System manages a vast network of …

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Exploring the Nexus of Energy Burden, Social Capital, and …

WEBThe United States spends more on health care than any other OECD country, yet the nation’s health is declining. Recent research has identified multiple …

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U.S. Food System

WEBCite as: Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan. 2021.“U.S. Food System Factsheet.” Pub. No. CSS01-06. September 2021 Life Cycle Impacts The energy used …

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U.S. Water Supply and Distribution Factsheet Center for …

WEBSources of Water. Approximately 87% of the U.S. population relied on public water supply in 2015; the remainder rely on water from domestic wells. 4 Surface sources account for …

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Social Development Indicators

WEBCite as: Center for Sustainable Systems, University of Michigan. 2021.“Social Development Indicators Factsheet.” Pub. No. CSS08-15. September 2021 Healthcare and Disease • …

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A Life Cycle Assessment Framework Combining Nutritional and

WEBIn 2010, the U.S. food supply provided 4,000 calories per person per day. Accounting for waste, the average American consumed 2,501 calories per day in 2010, an increase of …

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Optimizing Solar-Plus-Storage Deployment on Public Buildings for

WEBClimate change, public health, and resilience to power outages are of critical concern to local governments and are increasingly motivating investments in on-site solar and storage.

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Biodiversity Factsheet Center for Sustainable Systems

WEBBiodiversity, or biological diversity, is the variability among living organisms from all sources, including terrestrial, marine, and other aquatic ecosystems, and the ecological …

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Research Publications

WEBIn the U.S., 5.9 million commercial buildings contained 96 billion square feet of floor space in 2018—an increase of 56% in number of buildings and 89% in floor …

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Nuclear Energy Factsheet Center for Sustainable Systems

WEBEnergy and Environmental Impacts. The nuclear fuel cycle is the entire process of producing, using, and disposing of uranium fuel. Powering a one-gigawatt nuclear plant …

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