Rutgers Center for Green Building - Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning & Public Policy

Research: Planning the Built Environment and Land Use Towards Deep Decarbonization of the United States

Jul 20, 2022

Deep decarbonization is the elimination of carbon-emitting fuels and favoring more sustainable alternatives.

President’s internship initiative puts focus on engaging with and serving others

Jul 18, 2022

James Hughes MCRP ’69, Ph.D. 71, former dean of the Bloustein School and his wife, Connie Hughes, MCRP ’76 were among the first donors to make the initiative possible. Lucas Torres, a public health major, is among the first 100 students selected for the Rutgers Summer Service Internship (RSSI) Initiative.

Welcome Videos

Feb 14, 2022

Welcome to the Bloustein School The Bloustein School seeks to improve our increasingly urbanized and interconnected world by exploring planning approaches and public policy solutions that are healthier, greener, fairer, and generate greater prosperity than do current...

Many factors may have been at play – Experts differ on possible causes for the collapse

Jul 6, 2021

For four decades, the Champlain Tower South condominium sat about 100 yards from the sea, much of that distance covered by sand. During that time, the tide ebbed and flowed toward the building nearly 60,000 times. A full moon rose in the sky 500 times. The condo...

Economic development in New Jersey — How COVID has expanded NJEDAs essential role

Feb 19, 2021

New programs and initiatives created by the New Jersey Economic Recovery Act are helping the state’s businesses quicken the pace and extent of economic improvement.

The Bloustein Nexus: Bringing together policy, planning, and health

Nov 25, 2020

Alumnus Jason Redd talks about how these three disciplines have impacted his career as well as how they interact to improve people’s lives.

COVID-19 and the Future of Economic Activity and Transportation

Oct 1, 2020

The virtual symposium examined the future of work, housing, commercial real estate, tourism, hospitality, retail and entertainment in the post-pandemic world.

N.J. cities are hotter than ever. Racism is as much to blame as climate change

Sep 28, 2020

New Jersey just experienced its second-hottest summer on record, yet another sign of how climate change has intensified temperatures across the Garden State. But people in urban areas — which tend to lack greenery to break up the concrete landscapes — are more...

Exploring a Culture of Health through independent study: The Boston Regional Connector and Neuron Station

Jul 1, 2020

Linking improved transit and environmental interactions with preventive health care, Markian Borkowsky’s innovative design provides fair and just opportunities.

What do our current crises teach us about combating climate change?

Jun 30, 2020

Jeanne Herb and Stuart Shapiro discuss the intersection of the climate crisis, COVID, and economic inequality, and why climate change cannot be seen as a separate challenge from other crises.