Hurrican Sandy Relief Disaster by Troy GoodmanSite Description: In late October 2012, Superstorm Sandy made landfall along the New Jersey coastline and, in the years that followed, caused billions of dollars in damage and recovery costs. While most of the state was...
The Perfect Storm: A Legacy of Pollution and Modern Flooding of Manville, NJ
The Perfect Storm: How Hazardous Waste Cleanups from the 1980s-2000s Exacerbate the Dangers of Modern Flooding in Manville, NJ By Brock ShahinianSite Description:I am studying how the legacy of pollution impacts the current flooding problems in Manville, NJ. An...
The High Cost of High Tech: Environmental and Social Effects of AI Data Centers in Secaucus, New Jersey (2020–Present)
The High Cost of High Tech: Environmental and Social Effects of AI Data Centers in Secaucus, New Jersey (2020–Present) by Samad LambSite Description: The Secaucus is a town located in Hudson County, New Jersey's Meadowlands region, a dangerously prone to flooding...
Resilient or Repeating Mistakes? Flood Management and Urban Planning in Atlantic City, NJ, Since 2012-present
Resilient or Repeating Mistakes? Flood Management and Urban Planning in Atlantic City, NJ, Since 2012-present by Vaidehi PatelSite Description:In Atlantic City, two realities exist side by side. On its postcard-ready shoreline, neighborhoods like Chelsea and Lower...
Eternal grief in City of God: socio-environmental inequalities connecting the flood disasters of 1966 and 1996 in Rio de Janeiro
Eternal grief in City of God: socio-environmental inequalities connecting the flood disasters of 1966 and 1996 in Rio de Janeiro by C.M. FreitasSite Description:This report focuses on the city of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It presents the history of two impactful...
Sargassum on Vacation
Sargassum on Vacation: Algal Blooms as an Impetus for Social and Environmental Change on the Mexican Caribbean by Ronnie VesnaverSite Description: This project will focus on the Mexican Caribbean. Specifically, it will highlight the beach towns on the island of...
Drowning in the Raritan
Drowning in the Raritan:Working-Class Central New Jersey Towns Left Flooded and Looking for Help (1990-2021) by Hunter TagliaboschiSite Description: The Raritan River causing flooding has been an ongoing issue in the central part of NJ for decades and notably...
Zoning Barriers
Zoning Barriers: An Industrial Revolutions in Ironbound Led by Immigrants Now they are the Most Vulnerable by Ruben E. IzurietaSite Description: In the 1800s, the industrial boom in Newark was led by the first wave of Irish immigrants that moved to this city,...
1994 Northridge Earthquake
The 1994 Northridge Earthquake Aftermath: Segregation of Media Coverage and Recovery Aid against Latino Communities in San Fernando Valley by Masahiro FukuraSite Description: The 1994 Northridge Earthquake was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake that shook the region of San...
Martin Aaron Incorporated
Martin Aaron Incorporated: Camden’s Century-Old Poison Well by Sterling ClarkSite Description: I am a Information Technology undergraduate at the New Jersey Institute of Technology. I have moved to Burlington, NJ almost 3 years ago and the city of Camden is a short...