The Future of Urban Sprawl in China and Its Impact on Transportation Oil Use December 2, 2011
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I. Introduction
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Workshop -- Globalization and Energy Markets: Cycles, Energy Demand and Geopolitical Influences December 1, 2011
Critical market events have created new challenges for energy companies as the industry environment has been altered…
Water Is Not an Option: Texas' Broken Promise to Future Generations November 30, 2011
Ninety-seven percent of the water on Earth is salt water, while another 2.5 percent is locked in ice or deep underground…
Diplomacy and Diamonds: My Wars from the Ballroom to the Battlefield November 29, 2011
The Dame, the Knight and the Ambassador
Julia Roberts played her in "Charlie Wilson"s War," but the real-life Joanne King…
Water Currents and the Protection of Upper Texas Coastal Marshes, Bays and Estuaries From Oil Spills in the Gulf of Mexico Note Texas Gulf coastal march: Note barrier islands on the far side of the bay.
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The marshes, bays, and estuaries of the upper Texas Gulf Coast form a complex matrix of rich…
Venezuela: Challenges for the New President November 17, 2011
The Vecinos Lecture Series brings political and cultural leaders from Latin America to Houston with the aim of examining…
The Potential for International and Transnational Public Service Advertising in Public Spaces in American and Chinese Global Cities: Conclusions From a 2010 Survey of Advertisements in Subways in Beijing, New York, Shanghai and Washington, D.C. November 17, 2011
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Abstract
Can we construct transnational or…
The Texas Triangle: Megapolitan Houston's Integration into the State, National and Global Economies November 16, 2011
Texas maintains some the largest scale and fastest growing megapolitan areas in the United States. The state is now the hub…
Baker Institute Student Forum -- Battle of the Plans: How Do We Solve the Jobs Crisis? November 15, 2011
With one in six Americans out of work, underemployed or no longer searching for work, the jobs crisis is one of the most…
Baker Institute Student Forum -- Challenges and Conduits for Economic Development November 14, 2011
The Baker Institute Student Forum invites you to join a panel of distinguished scholars for dinner and a discussion about…