Can N' Burlington County Grow Sustainably

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Can N. Burlington County Grow Sustainably?
Ms. Belonzi
K. Lyons
Mr. Broski Mansfield
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Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Chartered in 1766, land-grant institution, and a
state university. 50,000 students on campuses in
Camden, Newark, and New Brunswick/Piscataway 850
Buildings
EcoComplex
Kevin Lyons, Ph.D. Rutgers EcoComplex Rutgers
University, Cook College, NJAES Bordentown, New
Jersey, USA
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education, research and outreach on environmental
issues, specifically those related to solid
waste, controlled agriculture, water, and land
use.
hub of environmental activity in the Region on a
wide front of environmental issues including
renewable energy and related agricultural issues
The EcoComplex is Rutgers Universitys
Environmental Research and Extension Center.
Kevin Lyons, Ph.D. Rutgers EcoComplex Rutgers
University, Cook College, NJAES Bordentown, New
Jersey, USA
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Can N. Burlington County Grow Sustainably?

• Program Outline
• Breakout Sessions (3X)
• Zoning and Planning (Mr. Broski)
• Waste Management (Ms. Belonzi)
• Energy (Dr. Lyons)
• Each Group will attend each session
• Lunch
• Reports/Presentations (at the end of each session
  and at the end of the program)

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Option Consider Smart Growth and Integrate
Environmentally Responsible Practices

• For todays program we will consider
• Smart Growth by investigating
• Planning and Zoning
• Waste Management
• Energy (Renewable)

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Smart Growth

• "Smart growth" means well-planned, well-managed
  growth.
• It means adding new homes, new offices and
  businesses, and new jobs to New Jersey's economy
  in a way that enhances and even rebuilds the
  communities where we already live
• without requiring higher taxes, adding to our
  road and traffic woes, and without erasing or
  polluting our remaining farmland, beachfronts,
  woodlands and open spaces.

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Smart Growth

• Spurring the smart growth movement are
• demographic shifts
• a strong environmental ethic
• increased fiscal (economic) concerns
• The result is both a new demand and a new
  opportunity for smart growth.

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Suburban Sprawl

• Opposite of Smart Growth
• Migration from old communities to New Homes
  (positioned on former farmland, woodlands)
• These new developments take investment and people
  away from once vital places.

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What Can Be Done (Today)?

• Carefully examine our current resources and
  growth patterns
• Consider the social, economic and environmental
  concerns in our planning and daily
  decision-making

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Zoning and Planning
Zoning
Planning
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Waste Management
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Energy
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Can N. Burlington County Grow Sustainably
Program Recap

• Breakout Sessions (3X)
• Zoning and Planning (Mr. Broski)
• Waste Management (Ms. Belonzi)
• Energy (Dr. Lyons)
• Each Group will attend each session
• Lunch
• Reports/Presentations (at the end of each session
  and at the end of the program)