Monmouth University: Urban Coast Institute

Ocean Forum Report

The Urban Coast Institute was a key participant and organizer in the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Forum, which took place December 1 and 2, 2008 at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore Maryland. The forum was organized to address a number of pressing issues in the Mid-Atlantic region.

The Ocean Forum Web site includes reports, agenda, presentations, breakout sessions, and listings of attendees and conference organizers.

Click here to read the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Forum Meeting Summary.

Click here to view the Mid-Atlantic Regional Ocean Forum online.

UCI honors Ocean Champions

Symposium held on October 30, 2008 honored Congressman James Saxton, New Jersey 6th District, and Dr. Shirley A. Pomponi, Executive Director of the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute at Florida Atlantic University, among others. Read more about this event.

AVAILABLE RESOURCES

Coastal Sustainability/
Resiliency Toolkit

Coastal Water Quality
Real-Time Monitoring Program

Activities and Reports

White Papers on Coastal Issues

Environmental Links Directory

Peer Reviewed Educational Videos

Public Access Information

EBM Workshop

Green Team Training: Part 1

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Model Sustainable/Resilient Coastal Community Mini-Grant Program

ABOUT THE INSTITUTE

Urban Coast Institute Staff

LEGISLATIVE UPDATES

FACT SHEETS

Coastal Zone Management

Tony MacDonald

Director

732-263-5392

amacdona@monmouth.edu

John A. Tiedemann

Assistant Director

732-263-5545

jtiedema@monmouth.edu

Lorraine Jordan

Administrative Assistant

732-263-5662

ljordan@monmouth.edu

The Urban Coast Institute

Supporting Stewardship of Coastal Ecosystems

UCI focuses its efforts on the following areas:

Coastal Law Policy

Disseminate quarterly legal and policy briefs

Convene symposia and workshops

Host annual Coastal and Ocean Symposium and Champion of the Ocean Awards.

Coastal Watershed Management

Support development of model coastal harbor management plans

Innovative assessment of sources of pathogen indicators in impaired waterbodies

Coastal water quality monitoring in partnership with NJDEP and others.

Coastal Communities and Economies

Assess training needs and identify best practices for sustainable coastal communities;

Socio-economic �white papers� addressing priority needs

Regional survey of coastal awareness, attitudes and behaviors

Coastal Ecosytems and Reg Management

Conduct workshops and studies that support effective management of land use and coastal development

Convene Regional Ecosystem Management Symposia that focus on key issues including offshore energy, sea level rise and shoreline management, and living marine resources conservation.

Mission

To serve Monmouth University and the public interest as a forum for research, education, and collaboration in the development and implementation of science-based policies and programs that support stewardship of healthy, productive, and resilient coastal ecosystems and communities.

The Urban Coast Institute (UCI) was established in September 2005 as one of Monmouth University's "Centers of Distinction."

The UCI builds on the University's program in Marine and Environmental Biology and inter-departmental strengths in marine biology, environmental science, business, economics and real estate, public policy, and the arts and social sciences.

The UCI maintains a principal focus on the interactions between humans and the coastal and ocean environment, and sustainable coastal development along New Jersey's costs and watersheds. Monmouth County and the New Jersey-New York region is an ideal "laboratory" for study of these issues.

The UCI has a unique focus on how good science can inform public policy and the "human dimensions" of coastal ecosystem-based management, including the impacts of human use and development on coasts.

The UCI seeks to foster collaboration among citizens, watershed and community organizations, governmental agencies, business, the scientific community, and other parties interested in coastal and watershed management, conservation, and restoration.