Fifth of a series of articles detailing strategies coastal states are examining in order to plan for sea-level rise. This article addresses the use of overlay zones to delineate and regulate areas at risk.
Rebuilding A Resilient Shore
Planning for Sea-Level Rise V: Overlay Zones
Thursday, February 16th, 2017Planning for Sea-Level Rise IV: Changes to Building and Site Standards
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017Fourth of a series of articles detailing strategies coastal states are examining in order to plan for sea-level rise. This article addresses changes to building and site standards.
Planning for Sea-Level Rise III: Restricting Development
Wednesday, February 8th, 2017Third of a series of articles detailing strategies coastal states are examining in order to plan for sea-level rise. This article addresses ways to restrict development and to allow protective easements to move as shorelines change.
New Jersey Future Staff To Speak at Planning Conference
Thursday, January 19th, 2017Three members of the New Jersey Future staff will be speaking at APA-New Jersey’s annual planning conference Jan. 26 and 27 in New Brunswick.
Planning for Sea-Level Rise II: Redirecting Development
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017Second of a series of articles detailing strategies coastal states are examining in order to plan for sea-level rise. This article addresses ways to redirect development away from vulnerable areas.
Planning for Sea-Level Rise I: Accounting for Damage
Tuesday, January 10th, 2017First of a series of articles detailing strategies coastal states are examining in order to plan for sea-level rise. This article addresses ways to account for substantial damage to structures.
New Reports Assess State’s Exposure to Sea-Level Rise
Tuesday, November 8th, 2016Two new reports from the New Jersey Climate Adaptation Alliance at Rutgers University detail New Jersey’s vulnerability to projected sea-level rise.
Population Trends at the Jersey Shore, Part 2: The Sandy Effect
Tuesday, November 1st, 2016A preliminary look at how Hurricane Sandy affected population trends along the Jersey Shore, and at some of the important questions these trends raise. Part 2 of 2.
Documentary Featuring Sea Bright, New Jersey Future Is Ocean Film Festival Finalist
Thursday, October 20th, 2016A documentary about Sea Bright, N.J.’s struggle to recover from Hurricane Sandy and featuring New Jersey Future’s local recovery planning staff has been named a finalist in the international Blue Ocean Film Festival.
New Jersey Recovery Fund Shares Post-Sandy Resiliency Lessons With Chinese Delegation
Wednesday, October 12th, 2016A group of emergency managers from a Chinese province visited New Jersey to learn how the state’s philanthropic community worked to strengthen communities after Hurricane Sandy.
