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Past Award Recipients
2017 Government Innovation Award - Monmouth County Planning Department/Monmouth High Water Program Leadership Award - Daniel Van Abs, Rutgers University Leadership Award - Peter Palmer, Freeholder Director, Somerset County Public Access Award - City of Perth Amboy Public Education Award - Sandra Meola, Communications and Outreach Director, NY-NJ Baykeeper...
9th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference
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 Brunswick, NJ 9th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony Our 2017 conference showcased a series of status and trends reports by Raritan stakeholders from across the region. Presentations described...
Advanced Environmental Geomatics Students Explore the Lower Raritan
In Spring 2017, Dr. Richard Lathrop's Advanced Environmental Geomatics class explored the Lower Raritan River from the R/V Rutgers. In addition to robust data collection and visualization, several of the students -- Chris Wanter, Alexandria Ambrose, Steven Weber and Daryl Krusnuk -- developed a story map examining the natural and cultural history of the...
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 Monitoring and Standards (NJDEP) in their effort to engage stakeholders and seek public comment in the development of the 2016 Integrated Water Quality Assessment Report (Integrated Report), which has a focus section...
Caprio, Pfeiffer named in top 15 of Insider NJ’s 2017 Insider 100 Policymakers
Bloustein Local Government Research Center's director/University Professor Ray Caprio, and assistant director/senior policy fellow Marc Pfeiffer, were named #12 and #9 respectively, to Insider NJ's 2017 Insider 100 Policymakers in their annual "Who Will Fix the State of New Jersey?" Insider NJ's "2017 Insider 100 Policymakers"
Health Impact Assessment: Incorporating Health into Planning and Decision-Making
May 22, 2017 Health Impact Assessment (HIA) can be used to evaluate a proposed plan or project's potential effects on the health of a population. HIA provides evidence-based recommendations aimed at enhancing...
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 Brunswick, NJ 9th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony Our 2017 conference showcased a series of status and trends reports by Raritan stakeholders from across the region. Presentations...
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 policies that positively and negatively impact water quality in the Raritan River region. The result of their work is summarized in a report titled, "Every Drop Counts: Locally Driven Policies to Help Improve Water...
Perth Amboy SWIM works with RU Cooperative Extension on Green Infrastructure Solutions
Perth Amboy has over 50 percent impervious cover and faces issues with flooding and combined sewer overflows (CSOs). In 2015, the Rutgers Cooperative Extension Water Resources Program (RCE) and the City of Perth Amboy formed Perth Amboy SWIM (“StormWater Infrastructure Management”) to address these problems through the development of green infrastructure...
RU Extension Service works with Woodbridge on Plan to Increase Storm Resilience
Rutgers Cooperative Extension has been working with Woodbridge Township on the development of an Open Space and Floodplain Restoration Plan. According to a 2016 Northeast Regional Extension Conference presentation, the plan will improve resilience to storms, protect wildlife, and provide recreational opportunities for Woodbridge residents. Many Woodbridge...
Recent Products
Co-Creation of New Jersey’s 1st Health and Food Systems Municipal Master Plan Element
Senick, J. Co-Creation of New Jersey’s 1st Health and Food Systems Municipal Master Plan Element. PLAN4Health APA Baltimore Regional Meeting, June 22, 2016
Using synthetic population data for prospective modeling of occupant behavior during design
This paper addresses the challenge of incorporating occupant behavior into building performance simulation models used during the design process—that is, before the actual occupants are known. It proposes the use of synthetic population data, an approach that is novel...
Non-Consumptive Recreational Use Survey Results
The objective of this analysis was to understand non-consumptive recreational uses in the Mid- Atlantic Region and to identify specific conflicts identified by users as well as to highlight topics of interest to the same groups. The Mid-Atlantic Region includes New...