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Bloustein School hosts Dr. Thomas Burke – January 30
Bloustein School hosts Dr. Thomas Burke January 30, 2018 lecture on “Adapting to Change: Environmental Science and Policy in the Age of Trump. Event is free but registration is required. For more information or to register: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/adapting-to-change-environmental-science-and-policy-in-the-time-of-trump-tickets-40909603726 Click here...
Join EAC at NJ-APA Annual Conference – January 25 to 26
Join EAC at NJ-APA Annual Conference. EAC Team members Dr. Karen Lowrie, Matt Campo and Stacy Krause will be participating in panels at the annual conference of the New Jersey Chapter of the American Planning Association. https://njplanningconference.org/register/
“Raritan Welcome” Introduces Incoming Rutgers Students to Raritan River
The Raritan River is often overlooked in courses taught at Rutgers New Brunswick, yet it provides ample opportunities for research and discussion. Last fall, Dr. Jean Marie Hartman, Associate Professor at the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, taught an interdisciplinary honors seminar called, “Tracing the Raritan”. This seminar combined...
The Importance of New Jersey Rejoining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI)
Both major candidates for New Jersey Governor have promised that the State would rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) when they take office. The New Jersey Legislature has routinely passed legislation to do so, although vetoed by the current Governor. RGGI is a carbon dioxide (CO2) cap-and-trade program that currently covers the power...
Professional Development for Energy Professionals II
Summary Electricity behaves like no other commodity, which makes electricity markets complicated. An in-depth understanding of electricity markets requires integrating power system engineering, economics, regulatory policy, and business strategy. This blog identifies the key concepts and how they interact to jump start learning about and analyzing these...
Professional Development for Energy Professionals
Summary Due to the competitive nature of the energy world, energy professionals need a long-term, comprehensive, and effective professional development plan. Professional success requires having depth and breadth within and across disciplines because the energy world is both increasingly interconnected and interdependent. It is not sufficient to have an...
GPS & Drone Workshops co-sponsored by CRSSA
Are you interested in learning how to use your smartphone or tablet as a GPS or GIS data collector while you’re out in the field? Are you curious about Drone Mapping? Join us on Monday, December 11th and Tuesday, December 12th for informative and interactive day long workshops. To register, please visit http://gps-mapping.com/workshops/. On December 11th,...
R3C Goals, Objectives and Strategies
Rutgers Raritan River Consortium ("R3C" or "Consortium") is a collaborative effort at Rutgers University’s New Brunswick-Piscataway campus that recognizes the critical value of the Raritan and its environs to the social, economic and ecological integrity of the region that Rutgers calls home. Our mission is to utilize Rutgers' proximity to the Raritan to...
New Jersey’s Clean Energy Future: What Needs to Be Done
With the upcoming gubernatorial election, there is a lot of excitement and hope that the next governor will establish and implement a meaningful climate agenda. Almost weekly, a group or organization recommends a long list of proposals for the next governor to consider. Although what is on and not on these lists is important, it is also worthwhile to...
Save the Date – First Consortium Meeting of Academic Year
Join us for lunch and to kick off another great year of working with other Rutgers faculty, staff and students on Raritan related research, academics, community engagement and more. The Rutgers Raritan River Consortium will meet on Monday, October 2nd, at 11:30 am in the Alampi Room of the Marine and Coastal Sciences Building, 71 Dudley Road, New...
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Green and Resilient: Synergies and Implementation Strategies for Emergency Shelters
Some occurrences of natural and human-made hazards require use of emergency shelters. Sheltering is ultimately a local government responsibility and most sheltering needs are met locally. Multijurisdictional, large scale or extended duration events may require...
Assessing “green” and “resilient” building features using a purposeful systems approach
There is significant overlap between the goals of two urban imperatives – sustainability and resilience – and current research highlights synergies. However, few studies are able to test this assumption under disruptive conditions. This paper questions the relevance...
Climate Change Attitudes in New Jersey
Concern About Climate Change Two-thirds of New Jerseyans are either “very” (37 percent) or “somewhat” (30 percent) concerned about the effects of climate change on their life, their family members, or the people around them. Fifteen percent are “not very” concerned,...
An Overview of State Coastal Zone Management Policies Designed to Promote Coastal Resilience
The New Jersey Coastal Management Program (NJCMP), housed at the state Department of Environmental Protection, engaged the Rutgers University Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy and the Rutgers Climate Institute to review science-informed sea-level rise...