Critical Planning process under way to protect the coastline from effects of global warming
Ericka Tavares,
URI
KINGSTON,
R.I., Nov. 8, 2013 – The role of the University of Rhode Island’s Graduate
School of Oceanography and of individuals in mitigating the impacts of climate
change on Coastal Rhode Island will be examined by URI Oceanography Professor
John King.
This special presentation will be Nov. 20 at the Coastal Institute Auditorium at URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett at 6 p.m. King, who is also a geologist, will focus on Special Area Management Plans, commonly known as SAMPs, along with the efforts of citizens and URI in mitigating climate change impacts.
“Professor King has a long record of innovative
work in marine geology and his contributions to the Ocean SAMP were critical to
its success,” said Graduate School of Oceanography Dean Bruce H. Corliss. “His
ability to carry out a thorough scientific investigation and collaborate with a
wide range of stakeholders in Rhode Island contributed to the success of this
important project for the state.”This special presentation will be Nov. 20 at the Coastal Institute Auditorium at URI’s Narragansett Bay Campus in Narragansett at 6 p.m. King, who is also a geologist, will focus on Special Area Management Plans, commonly known as SAMPs, along with the efforts of citizens and URI in mitigating climate change impacts.
King teaches a graduate course in environmental magnetism and high-resolution quaternary climate studies and graduate courses in geological oceanography and marine pollution. He is an experienced presenter and his current research interests include coastal and marine habitat and ecosystems.
The event is sponsored by the GSO Friends of Oceanography and is free and open to the public. Please call 401.874.6841 for more information and for directions, visit www.gso.uri.edu/about-gso/directions. A reception will follow the lecture.