New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance releases new videos on climate change in NJ

December 15, 2015

The New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance, formed in response to a diverse group of stakeholders to focus on climate change preparedness in New Jersey in key impacted sectors including public health; watersheds, rivers and coastal communities; built infrastructure; agriculture; and natural resources, has produced four new videos related to how climate change is affecting New Jersey, both the citizens as well as the communities and infrastructure.

The NJCAA’s University partners are the Bloustein School, the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, and the Climate and Environmental Change Institute at Rutgers University.

Researchers from the Bloustein School’s Environmental Analysis and Communications Group assisted with surveys and collaborated on data collection and analysis on several of the videos.

New Jersey Populations Vulnerable to Climate Change  describes the demographic and geographic attributes of socially vulnerable populations in New Jersey and their relation to flooding as an environmental hazard associated with a changing climate.

 

Climate Change and Flood Risk for New Jersey’s Senior Citizens
describes the risks faced by NJ”s elderly population with a  focus on flooding and storm surge hazards associated with a changing climate.

explores climate change and its effects on the Jersey Shore.  Experts discuss temperature changes, sea level rise, coastal flooding and ocean acidification and how this impacts communities, ecosystems and coastal economies.

 

NJ’s Changing Shoreline
describes the dynamics of New Jersey’s Atlantic Coast shoreline since the 19th century, using both historical maps as well as satellite image animation from 1984-2012 along NJ’s entire Atlantic coast. Viewers can observe periods of erosion, beach narrowing and beach widening as they change over time.

Recent Posts

Communicating Environmental Issues to the Public

A Conversation with Kati Angarone RU '98, MPAP '04 on Communicating Environmental Issues to the Public In this episode of EJB Talks, host Stuart Shapiro speaks with Kati Angarone RU '98, MPAP '04, currently the Chief Strategy Officer at the New Jersey Department of...

Payne: Not All “Review Bombing” Is Bad for Business

Not All “Review Bombing” Is Bad for Business Read the original article on Rutgers Today, October 31, 2024 For a business on the receiving end of “review bombs” – the sudden influx of online customer reviews following a political or cultural controversy – an...

Emily Guskin (MPP ’09) Covers Washington Post Election Polls

Alumna Leads Coverage of Those Close Election Polls for The Washington Post Following presidential polls has become an obsession for many voters, especially with the race between Donald Trump and Kamala Harris neck and neck less than a week before Election Day. Emily...

New Research on Residential Solar Panel Adoption

Key influences on residential photovoltaic solar panel adoption in the United States by Diren Kocakusak (PhD '21), Michael Greenberg, and Clinton J. Andrews Abstract The prevalence of low-density residential development to host solar PV, the ubiquity of solar...

NJSPL Blog: Unlocking Energy Efficiency

Unlocking Energy Efficiency: A Data-Driven Exploration of PACE Bond Issuance in California By Ruth Winecoff This is the second in a series describing ongoing research on Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE). PACE, which uses local governments’ ability to borrow to...

Upcoming Events

Laundry Literacy Initiative: Spanish Book Drive for New Brunswick Families

Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States

Join us for the Laundry Literacy Initiative: Spanish Book Drive for New Brunswick Families, supporting the Wash and Learn Program at Roosevelt Elementary School. Founded by Ms. Anne-Marie, a dedicated […]

Bildner Center: The 25th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival, November 7–21

Regal Cinema Commerce Center 2399 US-1, North Brunswick, United States

The The 25th Annual Rutgers Jewish Film Festival will feature fourteen thought-provoking and entertaining films, dynamic discussions with filmmakers and special guests, and numerous New Jersey premieres on dance, music, […]

Careers in Housing & Community Development Alumni Networking Event

Bloustein School, Civic Square Building 33 Livingston Avenue, New Brunswick, NJ, United States +1 more

Are you interested in working in the housing and community development field? Are you already IN the field and want to add to your connections? Bloustein School students and alumni are invited […]