“I would spend summers digging elaborate trenches and walls to keep our beach chairs safe from the incoming tide,” Kempf said. “I lost that battle many times.” Now, as Atlantic City’s planner, Kempf still builds seawalls, now to hold increasing tides and rising sea-levels at bay while protecting 40,000 residents and scores more tourists.
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Jonathan DeLura
NJ flooding to get worse, says new study. See areas to be hit hardest
A new research brief by Jonathan Delura, Senior Research Specialist, Center for Urban Policy Research for the New Jersey Climate Change Research Center details a novel approach for estimating the extent and depth of roadway inundation using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) derived roadway surface elevations. A desktop analysis was conducted utilizing this approach to provide a first order assessment of coastal flooding impacts under current and future flood scenarios for New Jersey.
Research Brief: Current, Future Coastal Flood Inundation of NJ Roadways
A new research brief by Jonathan Delura, Senior Research Specialist, Center for Urban Policy Research for the New Jersey Climate Change Research Center details a novel approach for estimating the extent and depth of roadway inundation using light detection and ranging (LiDAR) derived roadway surface elevations. A desktop analysis was conducted utilizing this approach to provide a first order assessment of coastal flooding impacts under current and future flood scenarios for New Jersey.
NJSPL: Detecting Change in NJ Historical Water Bodies Using ArcGIS Pro
Researchers have been in the process of creating digital representations or features of historical water bodies in New Jersey to map and identify problem areas with a history of flooding and sewer overflow problems. By utilizing the NJDEP’s Land Use/Land Cover of New Jersey 2020 dataset, the researchers were able to contrast that against identified historical water bodies and examine how the size and shape of these water bodies have changed over time.
Research Day 2025 Recap: Winners and Videos
The Bloustein School’s 4th Annual Research Day took place on Friday, April 12th. Watch the keynote address by Dr. Joel Cantor and Lightning Talks by various Bloustein professors and researchers.