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.