Another limiting factor, policy experts say, would be whether Congress provides generous enough subsidies so that people who do not currently have insurance could afford it.
What social factors, policies, programmes and planning processes facilitate compact and diverse communities?
Further, damages have decreased significantly since 2002, even as energy production increased, suggesting that, among other factors, policies that have driven reductions in emissions have reduced damages.
Without understanding these factors, policies cannot be formulated and implemented effectively.
In order to explore such a path, this study analyses the potential of political factors (policies and institutions) for the reduction of climate-change-induced or aggravated conflicts between farmers and herders.
In order to explore such a path, this study analyses the potential of political factors (policies and institutions) for the reduction of climate-change-induced or ‑aggravated conflicts between farmers and herders.
Among the most influential factors, policy factors such as the population policy of China and the impact of education policy on different social groups tend to make the determinants of school children's commuting mode choice more complicated.
They found that passage of medical marijuana laws was associated with declines in obesity and overall BMI, controlling for social and economic factors, policy differences and food prices.
Next to environment and health factors, policy and social factors were also taken into account.
However, for these risk factors, policy action also may be required, for example, for specific susceptible groups.
