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Research interests
Rylie’s research interests focus on identifying production, consumption and infrastructure transition strategies that improve global sustainability through applications of life cycle assessment and developing decision support tools for organizations and institutions to integrate sustainability metrics into decision/policy-making processes. Rylie’s current research focuses on exploring the spatial environmental impacts of agricultural/protein/biofuel supply chains, identifying potential improvement strategies and integrating insights into visualization tools for decision making. Other research interests include understanding the intersections of urban scale climate action and resiliency planning with infrastructure improvement planning.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects and Grants
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Scaling up the impact of the Food Systems Supply-Chain Sustainability (FoodS3) model
Schmitt, J. A., Pelton, R. E. & Springer, N. P.
9/8/22 → 12/31/24
Project: Research project
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Aligning food production, solar development and ecosystem services: an assessment of economic and environmental potential for farmers, ranchers, and society
Chan, G. A., Hawthorne, P. L., Pelton, R. E., Springer, N. P. & Lonsdorf, E. V.
USDA Nat'l Inst. of Food & Agriculture
7/1/21 → 6/30/24
Project: Research project
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Environmental impacts of eco-nutrition swine feeding programs in spatially explicit geographic regions of the United States
Shurson, G. C., Pelton, R. E. O., Yang, Z., Urriola, P. E. & Schmitt, J., Dec 1 2022, In: Journal of animal science. 100, 12, skac356.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
5 Scopus citations -
Comment on 'carbon intensity of corn ethanol in the United States: State of the science'
Spawn-Lee, S. A., Lark, T. J., Gibbs, H. K., Houghton, R. A., Kucharik, C. J., Malins, C., Pelton, R. E. O. & Robertson, G. P., Nov 2021, In: Environmental Research Letters. 16, 11, 118001.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access9 Scopus citations -
Land use leverage points to reduce GHG emissions in U.S. agricultural supply chains
Pelton, R. E. O., Spawn-Lee, S. A., Lark, T. J., Kim, T., Springer, N., Hawthorne, P. L., Ray, D. K. & Schmitt, J. A., Nov 2021, In: Environmental Research Letters. 16, 11, 115002.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access7 Scopus citations -
Effects of Spatial Scale on Life Cycle Inventory Results
Yang, Y., Pelton, R. E. O., Kim, T. & Smith, T. M., Jan 1 2020, (Accepted/In press) In: Environmental Science and Technology. 54, 3, p. 1293-1303 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
17 Scopus citations -
Unique water scarcity footprints and water risks in US meat and ethanol supply chains identified via subnational commodity flows
Brauman, K. A., Goodkind, A. L., Kim, T., Pelton, R. E. O., Schmitt, J. & Smith, T. M., Oct 2020, In: Environmental Research Letters. 15, 10, 105018.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access14 Scopus citations
Activities
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Journal of Industrial Ecology (Journal)
Rylie E Pelton (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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A Recipe for Resilience: Linking Climate Action and Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessments for Capital Improvement Planning
Rylie E Pelton (Speaker)
Mar 6 2018Activity: Talk types › Invited presentation
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Sustainability (Journal)
Rylie E Pelton (Peer reviewer)
2018 → …Activity: Editorial work types › Publication peer-review
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Greenhouse Gas Inventories and Land Use Change
Rylie E Pelton (Member)
2018Activity: Other activity types › Types of Public engagement and outreach - Public lecture/debate/seminar