Dr. Olaf Jensen (Rutgers Marine and Coastal Sciences) was one of the guest speakers at the August 10, 2017 riverside ceremony to mark the...
Initiatives
Stakeholder Engagement for NJDEP 2016 Integrated Water Quality Report
The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) collaborated with the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection’s Division of Water...
State of the Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony – 9th Annual Conference and Awards Ceremony
State of the Raritan Status and trends from across the region, where do we go from here? Friday, June 9, 2017 Douglass Student Center, New...
Bloustein MPP Students Explore Water Quality Policy for the Raritan
Six Master of Public Policy students at the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy spent the 2017 Spring semester exploring...
Questionnaire Provides New Jersey Communities with Resilience Evaluation Tool
Many communities in New Jersey are facing problems from flooding whether or not they are along the coast. The New Jersey Department of Environmental...
Herb and Lathrop to Co-Lead the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative
Dr. Richard Lathrop from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and Jeanne Herb from the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and...
Rick Lathrop to hold new Johnson Family Chair and co-lead Sustainable Raritan River Initiative
The Rutgers Board of Governors has appointed Richard G. Lathrop Jr., professor of environmental monitoring at the School of Environmental and...
Dr. Judy Shaw Retires
Please join us in extending best wishes to Dr. Judy Shaw, who is retiring from Rutgers' Bloustein School and the Sustainable Raritan River...
Sustainable Raritan Collaborative Recognizes Nine Stewards of the Raritan River and Bay
Nine individuals and organizations received Sustainable Raritan River Awards at the 7th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony at...
Recent Products
New Jersey Homeowner’s Guide to Property Taxes
Property taxes are top of mind for many New Jersey homeowners. The state has the highest property taxes in the nation, with an average property tax bill of more than $8,400, and recent federal tax law changes limited the annual deduction for state and local taxes to...
Cultural and Institutional Factors Driving Severe Repetitive Flood Losses: Insights From the Jersey Shore
Decisions about how to respond to coastal flood hazards often involve disagreements over resource allocations. In the United States, large intergovernmental fiscal transfers have enabled rebuilding in areas that experience severe repetitive losses. This case study...
Who Lives in America’s Housing? Fifty State Demographic Multipliers
This residential demographic multipliers monograph presents the background to and context of residential demographic multipliers, and details the different facets of this information and how the varied data can be optimally applied. The monograph presents the multiple...
Tech Fitness for Local Elected Officials and Administrators
These articles were designed to help local government leaders develop “tech fitness” for their organizations. The idea of tech fitness is to ensure that organizations can meet expectations for technologically driven services, which today, include most government...