Jeanne Herb, executive director of the Environmental Analysis & Communications Group at Rutgers’ Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, said the proposed center will provide “ready access to scientifically grounded information, tools and resources to plan...
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Hard Rock CEO Expresses Dejection Over Boardwalk Not ‘Rising to the Occasion’
A recent research project conducted by professors at Rutgers University’s Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy for the State of New Jersey noted that concentration concerns are relevant and that Atlantic City is facing increasing competition from...
Abandoned rail line is a strange, urban paradise and some want to keep it that way
The Star-Ledger reports on the debate about what to do with an abandoned rail line in Jersey City, noting that the Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy proposed 5 vision plans in 2017.NJ.com, December 19, 2019
DEP Sounds Alarm Over Revised Climate Change Predictions
Unlike past projections, this set of potential scenarios affecting greenhouse gas emissions adds a “moderate” prediction. But even a more moderate analysis projects sea levels rising between 2 feet and 5.1 feet by the end of this century. And if the goals of the Paris...
“Ground zero’ for sea level rise is New Jersey, new climate data suggests
Rutgers scientists behind the report, released Thursday, said their work aims to help New Jersey communities prepare for changing coastal conditions and more precipitation. Sea level has risen around New Jersey by about 1.5 feet between 1911 and 2019, while global sea...
Rutgers: New Jersey shore sea rise is more than double the global average
“Due to a variety of factors, sea level is rising faster in New Jersey and the Mid-Atlantic region than globally,” they wrote. Jeanne Herb, executive director of an environmental analysis group at Rutgers’ Bloustein School, said the report was written as a planning...
Here are the States Where Robots Rule
The use of robots in the U.S. workplace more than doubled from 2009 to 2017, the bulk of them in manufacturing. But the extent of manufacturing job losses in the Midwest was masked by the economic boom of the past 10 years. “A growing economy independent of...
New Jersey is the fifth-happiest state. What are we doing right?
"New Jersey is No. 1 in terms of per capita spending for grades pre-K through 12," says Dr. Darren Spielman, executive director of the Senator Walter Rand Institute for Public Affairs at Rutgers-Camden. "The outcomes are quite good: Our graduation rates and...
Human Workforce Susceptible to High Level of Robot Density in US
The authors of the report said, while the usage of robotics to automate work is upsurging, its impact can be either favorable or unfavorable for humans. Its likeliness depends on the types of work they do and how such automated machines can possibly enhance their...
The United States economic growth is the direct result of the White House chief executive’s brilliant strategies and policies
And as per the U.S. Census Bureau, the difference between the richest and poorest U.S. families in the last 50 years, is now the highest it has been. The most concerning thing about this new information, says William M. Rodgers III, a professor of public policy and...