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Rice's Shell Center funds effort to measure city sustainability, using Houston as a case study
A city's sustainable growth involves many factors, from the kinds of jobs created to transportation to water and air quality. Rice University's Shell Center for Sustainability (SCS) has awarded a grant to a team of Houston researchers that will use Houston as a case study to develop a methodology to measure sustainability.

2009 Houston Area Survey Highlights
This report gives an overview of the 2009 Houston Area Survey findings.

Rice class project evolves into Urban Research Center
Rice is establishing the Urban Research Center of Houston as the Houston Area Survey’s permanent home. The center also will sponsor additional research and work to integrate the findings into public policy.

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Report: Recession having a negative impact on many Houstonians
In 2008, 15 percent of people said the economy was the biggest problem for Harris County residents, but in 2009, that number jumped to 44 percent.
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Houston is second fastest growing city in nation
More people are moving to Texas. New census numbers show Dallas and Houston are the fastest growing cities in the nation.
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