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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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OUTCOMES
Gray vs Green vs Hybrid Solutions?
Develop a Sustainability Industry
Sensors
Mariculture
Habitat Restoration
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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