Laura Geronimo Ph.D. ’24 is the recipient of the 2016 ACSP Barclay Gibbs Jones Award for Best Dissertation in Planning. Her thesis explores the political economy of coastal climate adaptation, or the struggle for power and resources between competing interest groups.
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NJSPL – Extreme Heat, Coastal Flooding, and Health Disparities
New Jersey is facing a myriad of climate challenges, many of which are linked to particularly problematic public health effects. Unfortunately, the state’s elderly population is uniquely vulnerable to these public health implications, and the population only continues to grow.
Rutgers to lead regional large-scale Coastlines and People Megalopolitan Coastal Transformation Hub with nearly $20M from National Science Foundation
The new hub will help improve the understanding and governance of co-evolving hazard developments and coastal processes.
Could A Surfside Building Disaster Happen On The NY Or NJ Coast?
Last week, search crews reached the bottom of the rubble at the Champlain Towers condo building site in Surfside, Florida, where at least 98 people perished due to a deadly collapse in June. The exact cause is still unclear, but lack of...
A win for the Raritan River: New grant to help prioritize restoration projects
The Sustainable Raritan River Initiative is partnering with the New York-New Jersey Harbor and Estuary Program to undertake an “Aquatic Connectivity Through Climate-Ready Infrastructure” project.