Our Group

Our  sustainability group consists of 4 people Ahmed ALQamzi, Saif ALSarraj, Ahmed ALDhubai, and Farzam Reza.
We were assigned a country/city which we were supposed to take their daily life and resources and try to improve the country/city to try to make it sustainable/Eco-friendly.
The country/city which we were assigned to do is Portland,Oregon in the United States.

BACKGROUND OF CITY

1.  Portland is located in the north-west region in the United States in the state of Oregon. Portland has different resources like for food: Avocado, Corn, Papaya, Corn and Nuts. For water sources: Precipitation, ground water, surface water, desalination, and for energy sources: Hydroelectric, coal, gas and renewable. Those types of resources can either affect in a positive or a negative way to make Oregon a sustainable or non-sustainable city. Oregon’s population which was calculated by the census of 2010 was approximately around 3,421,399 people. 

SMART CITIES

What does my city/country do best?  Name the top 3 categories.  These are areas that will require less/no change to meet high standards for sustainability.


1.      Uses renewable energy (solar and hydro)


2. Sets up initiative to ensure to clean water supplies


3. Various transportation system's to avoid the need a vehicle transportation (light rail system, bike friendly, and free electric plugins for electric cars.




What does my city/country do poorly?  Name the 3 lowest rated categories.  These are areas we will expect to see dramatic improvements.


1. Reduction in animals by dying or being injured because of littering and pollution.


2. Toxins (bacteria and chemicals) in tap water, eventually is effecting humans.


3. Most motor oil, trash, and cleaning chemicals end up in the river,which then goes through the tap water and then we clean our plates with that polluted water, so we get affected because we eat off those plates which are cleaned with this polluted water or bathe in it. 

2000&2100 NATURAL RESOURCES GRAPHS

MUNICIPAL WASTE-2000&2100

2000&2100 NATURAL RESOURCES GRAPHS

ENERGY CONSUMPTION-2000

2000&2100 NATURAL RESOURCES GRAPHS

WATER USAGE- 2000&2100

2000&2100 NATURAL RESOURCES GRAPHS

ENERGY SOURCES-2000&2100