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Urban Waters, Coastal Restoration & Coastal Resilience

The State of New Jersey is a peninsula, surround on three sides by rivers, estuaries, and the Atlantic Ocean. Issues of water quality and quantity are critical to the wellbeing of every New Jersey resident. CUES provides scientific and design support for communities and NGOs dealing with questions related to coastal and riparian urban habitat management, restoration, and resilience.
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Urban Environmental Planning & Open Space

New Jersey is the most densely populated State in the U.S. Holistic planning and design approaches are needed to maximize human and environmental benefits derived from limited urban open spaces and public lands. CUES works with public representatives and the NGO community to engage public participation in urban landuse planning and design decisions.

Landfills and Brownfields

Landfills & Brownfields

Brownfields and closed landfills offer an unprecedented opportunity to convert large underutilized land into usable urban open space and habitat for diverse species. CUES public outreach and unique restoration design elements enhance both long-term environmental and socio-economic values associated with the reuse of closed urban lands, which are currently underutilized.

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Current Projects

See what's going on. Developing innovative solutions that support communities does not happen behind closed doors. CUES shares progress and welcomes input along the way.

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Design Studios & Workshops

CUES offers Rutgers undergraduate and graduate students opportunities to join our project teams as Interns and Research Fellows. Selected topics are introduced in design studios. CUES research and design challenges provide a "real world" learning experience, while our students force us to always approach questions creatively and to think "outside the box".

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Educational Programs

CUES is a unique joint venture between the Departments of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Science, under the office of the Dean for Agriculture and Urban Programs in the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences.



Center for Urban Environmental Sustainability
School of Environmental and Biological Sciences
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
93 Lipman Dr., New Brunswick, NJ 08901-8524
Blake Hall | 848-932-9313
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