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3. Increased Utilization of Storm Surge Barriers: A Research Agenda on Estuary Impacts

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Orton, Philip (author), Ralston, David (author), van Prooijen, Bram (author), Secor, David (author), Ganju, Neil (author), Chen, Ziyu (author), Fernald, Sarah (author), Brooks, Bennett (author), Marcell, Kristin (author), Orton, Philip (author), Ralston, David (author), van Prooijen, Bram (author), Secor, David (author), Ganju, Neil (author), Chen, Ziyu (author), Fernald, Sarah (author), Brooks, Bennett (author), and Marcell, Kristin (author)

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Rising coastal flood risk and recent disasters are driving interest in the construction of gated storm surge barriers worldwide, with current studies recommending barriers for at least 11 estuaries in the United States alone. Surge barriers partially block estuary-ocean exchange with infrastructure across an estuary or its inlet and include gated areas that are closed only during flood events. They can alter the stratification and salt intrusion, change sedimentary systems, and curtail animal migration and ecosystem connectivity, with impacts growing larger with increasing gate closures. Existing barriers are being used with increasing frequency due to sea level rise. New barrier proposals typically come with maximum closure frequency recommendations, yet the future adherence to them is uncertain. Given that the broader environmental effects and coupled-human dynamics of surge barriers are not well-understood, we present an interdisciplinary research agenda for this increasingly prevalent modification to our coastal zone., Coastal Engineering

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2023
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6. Cooling the Campus: Experiences from a Pilot Study to Reduce Electricity Use at Tufts University, USA, Using Social Marketing Methods

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Marcell, Kristin, Agyeman, Julian, and Rappaport, Ann

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A community-based social marketing (CBSM) campaign to reduce student electricity use and greenhouse gas emissions was undertaken at Tufts University in Medford, Massachusetts. Social marketing methods follow a commercial marketing model and involve market research into the planning, pricing, communication, distribution, and evaluation of methods designed to encourage a desired behavior change rather than a product. Two upper-class suite-style dorms were used in the study. Residents of the control dormitory were exposed to an educational program on climate change detailing how their electricity and computer use creates greenhouse gas emissions. Residents of the experimental dorm were exposed to the same educational program as well as a social marketing campaign encouraging students to turn personal computers off when not in use. Before and after surveys suggested that the social marketing campaign had a greater impact on student environmental knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors than the educational program alone. (Contains 3 tables, 7 figures, and 12 notes.)

Published
2004
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7. Climate change & New York's future: what the latest studies tell us about how global warming is transforming our climate

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Marcell, Kristin and De Gaetano, Art

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New York -- Environmental policy, Northeastern United States -- Environmental aspects -- Energy use, Global warming -- Evaluation -- Environmental aspects, Air quality management -- Evaluation -- Energy use, Climatic changes -- Evaluation -- Environmental aspects, Environmental protection -- Evaluation -- Environmental aspects, Environmental issues, Evaluation, Energy use, Environmental policy, Environmental aspects
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Is climate change real? Yes, say more than 3,700 scientific experts from 130 countries who make up the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). A recent IPCC report, concluded that [...]

Published
2007

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