The record-setting Superstorm Sandy that made landfall in New Jersey on Oct. 29, 2012, resulted in both short- and long-term health hazards for...
Hurricane Sandy
10 years after Hurricane Sandy, the Jersey Shore is awash in new development
Many Shore buyers today seem unaware or unconcerned about the risk of future storms. Fewer than half in flood hazard zones have insurance through...
Recent Products
Climate Change-Related Hazard Vulnerability Assessments (CCRHVAs)
Rutgers collaborated with eight New Jersey municipalities over approximately 18 months to develop Climate Change-Related Hazard Vulnerability Assessments (CCRHVAs) in alignment with the NJ Municipal Land Use Law (MLUL). The MLUL was amended in 2021 to require a CCRHVA...
Low and Moderate Income Report
Testimony of Professor Clinton Andrews to the Senate Environment and Energy and Assembly Environment and Solid Waste Committees
On August 13, Bloustein School Distinguished Professor and Associate Dean for Research Clinton J. Andrews provided invited testimony before the New Jersey Senate Environment and Energy Committee during a hearing at the Lavallette Municipal Building focused on the need...
Current and Future Coastal Flood Inundation of Roadways in New Jersey
Roadway flood inundation can impede travel to work, the distribution of goods, public access to essential services, and emergency response operations. Knowing where and when roads may flood is essential for emergency planning as well as the implementation of the...