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Sustainable Raritan River Initiative
Rutgers launched the Sustainable Raritan River Initiative (SRRI) in 2009 to convene scientists, engineers, business and community leaders, environmental advocates and governmental advocates and governmental entities to craft an agenda for the restoration and preservation of new Jersey's Raritan River, its tributaries and bay. A joint program of the Edward...
Rutgers 2030 Master Plan Seeks to Improve Campus Connectivity and Open Space Access
Rutgers New Brunswick has the largest university housing and transit systems and at 2,700 acres, one of the largest college campuses in the United States. In its 2030 Master Plan, Rutgers proposes improvements to transportation, housing, open space and facilities that will promote a greater level of cohesion between campuses and a stronger relationship...
Rutgers Raritan River Consortium Summary
2016 Sustainable Raritan Award Recipients
Eight individuals and organizations received Sustainable Raritan River Awards at the 8th Annual Sustainable Raritan Conference and Awards Ceremony at Rutgers’ Douglass Student Center on Friday, June 10, 2016. "The purpose of these awards is to recognize some of the more creative and impressive accomplishments by genuine leaders throughout the Raritan...
Coastal Sediment Archives Can Guide Resilience Planning
Coastal wetlands are beneficial to our natural and human ecosystems. They are incredibly important during intense weather events, like hurricanes, because they act as buffers and slow winds and storm surges down, lessening the impact to the nearby built environments. In many areas, including New Jersey, coastal wetlands are eroding rapidly. Dr. Jennifer L....
Dr. Ken Mitchell Describes History of Raritan Flooding at Annual Conference
The Raritan River Basin has a long history of flooding events. Communities along the river have documented high water over the past three centuries. With an expansive watershed, the Raritan's floodplain stretches over an area of 94,000 acres. Due to a history of agriculture, industrialization and urbanization, approximately thirteen percent of the...
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 Protection’s Coastal Management Office developed an online questionnaire for any New Jersey municipality to use called Getting To Resilience (GTR). The purpose of this tool is to assist municipal and county...
Dr. Robert Chant Researches Raritan River Estuary Sediment Transport
Dr. Robert Chant, a professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences at Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, is researching sediment and contaminant transport in the Raritan River Estuary. The import and export of sediment in the Raritan River Estuary varies in relation to the tide. Heavier tidal changes lead to the import of sediment while...
8th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference
RU on the Raritan Conference Exploring an agenda for Rutgers’ stewardship of the Raritan River, basin and bay Friday, June 10, 2016, Douglass Student Center, New Brunswick, NJ 8th Annual Sustainable Raritan River Conference In celebration of Rutgers University’s 250th Anniversary, the conference showcased efforts of Rutgers’ faculty, staff and students,...
Preparing for the Impacts of a Changing Climate on Public Health in New Jersey: A Workshop for Public Health Practitioners in New Jersey
Join us for a half day workshop on June 3, 2016 to learn about how a changing climate may affect public health in New Jersey and about strategies to better prepare New Jersey’s public health practitioners and professionals to address these impacts. The workshop will provide an overview of how a changing climate may affect human health, the latest research...
Recent Products
Annual Report on the Economic Impact of the Federal Historic Tax Credit for FY 2017
The Federal Historic Tax Credit (HTC) is a Federal income tax credit that promotes the rehabilitation of income-producing historic properties. This study examines the economic impacts of the HTC (a 20% credit since 1986) by analyzing the economic consequences of the...
Risk Analysis Special Issue: Preparing for, Responding to, and Recovering from Hurricane Flooding Disasters
Compiled by Dr. Karen Lowrie, (Managing Editor of Risk Analysis) and Dr. Louis Anthony (Tony) Cox, this special virtual issue of Risk Analysis, prepared a year after Harvey and in the wake of Florence, offers insights on how best to anticipate, communicate, manage,...
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...
Life Cycle Cost Analysis of the New Jersey Meadowlands Commission Center for Environmental and Scientific Education Building
The New Jersey Meadowlands Commission (NJMC) has recently completed a new 9,500 sq. ft. educational facility, which consists of three classrooms, a lecture room, laboratory space, administrative offices, and an observatory. This building is in the process of being...