The CLOSUP Student Working Paper Series presents papers on a wide range of topics relevant to state, local, and urban policy. Papers in the series are written by students at the University of Michigan. Current papers in the series are presented below.
Hurricane Sandy and Managed Retreat: Analyzing Natural Disasters’ Potential as Focusing Events
Emma Uebelhor
Comparing Public Opinion and Legislation on Fracking in Pennsylvania
Anya Satyawadi
Zoning Codes and the Adoption of LEED in Michigan Cities
Michael Ngan
Understanding the Goals of Urban Agriculture Policy in State Legislation
Meghan Monaghan
State Wildlife Action Plans Adaptation to Climate Change
Adam Carpenter
Solar Energy on Michigan’s Preserved Farmlands: A Content Analysis of Michigan Print Media
Trevor J. Force
The Influence of Equity and Land-Use Sustainability in the Planning of the District Detroit
Senna Catenacci
Measuring the Effects and Recovery of the 2008 Great Recession in Michigan Local Governments
Natasha Robertson
Equitable Placemaking in Detroit
Ashley Tjhung
Michigan’s 3rd Grade Reading Law: A Harmful Solution to the Literacy Crisis
Alexandrea Somers
Michigan K-12 College-Readiness
Taylor Smith
Is Affordable Housing Attainable?
Miranda J. Pearson
Expanding State Level Support for Undocumented Immigrants: College Affordability Policies and State Identification
Yvonne Navarrete
Housing Affordability in Michigan: Public and Private Sector Tradeoffs
Jacob Murray
Electric Scooters and Micro-Mobility in Michigan
Perry Holmes
Improving Michigan School Discipline Practices
KeAndra Hollis
MPPS Policy Paper: Drinking Water Infrastructure
Caleb Hogeterp
Ethics & Transparency in Michigan: A State Falling Behind
Nick Guisinger
Autonomous Vehicle Development in Michigan
Paige Brogan
Alleviating Racial Disparities in Urban Communities: A Two-generation Approach
Lindsey Barrett
Reinvest in Adult Workforce Development
Kelia Washington
Disparities in Green Infrastructure Implementation in Washtenaw County, Michigan
Aleah Rogalski
The Role of National and State Actors in the Cape Town Water Crisis
Grant Rivas
The Effect of Public Opinion on International Environmental Agreements in the U.S. and China
Lydia Murray
Framing Local Parking Restrictions as Climate Change Mitigation Policies
Ian McKenny
The Politics of the Gas Tax: Exploring State Politics and the Oil Industry
C.J. Mayer
An Investigation of Solar Friendly Policies in American States’ Renewable Portfolio Standards
Will Horne
Comparing What Triggered Renewable Energy Development in Jordan and Morocco
Tyler Coady
Virginia’s Road to RGGI: A Case Study of State-Level Cap-and-Trade Adoption
Joe Cianciola
Exploring Current Republican Senators’ Portrayal of Climate Change and Mitigation Policies
Madeline Carter
Analyzing the Evolution of the Renewable Portfolio Standard in the United States
Kyle Butler
Changing Winds of Community Attitudes Towards Wind Energy Development: an Analysis of Huron County, Michigan
Alexander H. Wood
Carbon Capture and Storage Framing in the Media
Brett Swiecicki
Plastic Bag Policy and Enforcement in the United States
Abrianna Soule
Residential Utility Rates’ Effect on Americans’ Support and Willingness-To-Pay for Carbon-Pricing Policies
Jacob Podell
Veto Override and RPS Expansion in Maryland: Roles of Actors and the Economy
Rio Mizuno
Feeding Urbanized Farmland: Food Policy in the Midwest
Claire M. Griffin
Potential collaboration between food policy councils and food hubs
Madelyn Celovsky
Reforming Michigan’s Charter Schools
Casey VanderWeide
Fixing the Higher Education Funding System in Michigan
Keerthana Sundar
Funding Local Governments in Michigan
Carson Smith
Blown Away: The Increasing Importance of Wind Energy in Michigan
Sean Smalley
Regional Tax Authority in the State of Michigan
Karen Seo
Renewable Energy Reform in Michigan
Tanner Savitsky
The Need for Increased Police Funding in Detroit
Lucas Ryan
Michigan Roads and Policy Recommendations
Jay Nautiyal
Michigan Road Funding (Toll Booth/Road)
Austin Leist
Learning from Prop 1: Healing Michigan’s Roads
Matthew Lawford
Michigan Agriculture: How Farm Subsidies are Killing Growth and the Environment
Kohlton Johnson
The Promise of Free College
Ingrid Johnson
Healing Michigan: An Examination of State-Level Responses to the Opioid Epidemic in Michigan
Benjamin P. Greenberg
Policy Analysis: Brain Drain in The State of Michigan
Bridget I. Granger
Property Tax Rates in Detroit: A Michigan Public Policy Recommendation
Ronald Everett
Public Mass Transportation in West Michigan: The Case for Expanding Services
David W. Baker
Privatizing the Public Sphere: Should Governments Outsource Health and Human Services?
Allana Akhtar
The Struggle for Shared Governance in Hydraulic Fracturing Policy: An Interstate Comparison of Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado
Carolyn Rice, CLOSUP Policy Analyst
The Status of New Zealand’s Emissions Trading Scheme
Kerri Metz, CLOSUP Policy Analyst Nina Tannenbaum, CLOSUP Policy Analyst