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URBAN COASTAL SUSTAINABILITY INITIATIVE at Northeastern University GEOFFREY C. TRUSSELL Professor & Chair of the Department of Marine and Environmental Sciences, Director of the Marine Science Center M CHALLENGES OF URBAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS M CHALLENGES OF URBAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS SHANGHAI STOCKHOLM Cities by the Sea More than half of the world’s population lives by the coast, with a growing fraction in cities. HONG KONG More than two-thirds of the world’s megacities are on the coast. 90 percent of all marine species live along the coast. BOSTON Economic Effects for US Major economic impact from depleted fisheries Coastal areas contribute $1 trillion to annual US GDP & support 60 million jobs Nation’s ports: $700 billion/year M CHALLENGES OF URBAN COASTAL ENVIRONMENTS Overfishing Sea level projected to rise 28-98 cm by 2100 One out of five people on the planet rely on fish as a primary source of protein. 70 percent of the world’s fish species are either fully exploited or depleted. Lack of understanding complex ecology impedes policy. Major economic impact from depleted fisheries M WHY NORTHEASTERN? The Marine Science Center Nahant, Mass. (25 minutes from Main Campus) Outstanding and Unique Coastal Sustainability Academic Programs Three Seas Marine Biology Program | New Marine Biology Major M WHY NORTHEASTERN? Hiring Faculty in Urban Coastal Sustainability Across the University JON GRABOWSKI BRIAN HELMUTH Climate Change Science & Policy, Physiological Ecology RANDALL HUGHES Law & Policy Engineering Urban Coastal Sustainability Fisheries Biology, Ecology JUSTIN RIES Science Biodiversity, Conservation Biology Biogeochemistry, Ocean Acidification • Climate Change & Ecological Forecasting • Genomics (Ocean Genome Legacy) • Ocean Engineering & Remote Sensing • Biodiversity & Ecosystem Function • Fisheries Biology • Community & Evolutionary Ecology • Biogeochemistry • Conservation Management & Policy M OUR INVESTMENT State-of-the-Art Seawater System Experimental Greenhouse & Tank Farm Renovated Edwards Laboratory Research Across the World Palmer Station, Antarctica Gulf of Maine Conch Reef, Florida Keys Panama M OUTCOMES Gray vs Green vs Hybrid Solutions? Develop a Sustainability Industry Sensors Mariculture Habitat Restoration M OUTCOMES Be A Global Leader In Urban Coastal Sustainability As an example of t research, SHINE will approaches to unders mitigating the cascadin effects of eutrophic climate change o ecosystems near urban will develop new te models, and metrics and predict both the n positive effects of clim and eutrophication on and survival of key spe the delivery of ecosyste This information will create innovative deci tools for assessment an fostering the creation – simple metrics tha basis for national and even global efforts such as the U.S. National Climate Assessment tha on observed levels or trends in physical, biological or social-economic systems. Indica essential provide insight into where and when problems are likely to arise. This analysis historical trends as well as future projections, based on global climate model simulations and resolution modeling. For example, what are the threshold levels of mixing that cause resusp how might changes in the return time and intensity of storms affect the ability of biota suchM and shellfish beds to process nutrients? Environmental monitoring will be connected with det
