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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Flood risks keep rising in N.J. Will more homeowners be paid to leave?
“People have different risk tolerances. Some people want to stay in their home no matter what. Other people have lower risk tolerances, and they’re more willing to consider relocating,” said Laura Geronimo, a PhD candidate at Bloustein.
Assessing Inequities in Shore Communities – Who Stays and Who Leaves?
“New Jersey is trying to be forward-looking with their climate adaptation planning, but more work needs to be done on how we implement social justice in the distribution of federal resources for hazard mitigation and resiliency...