Sustainable Development Association of a “Greener” Tomorrow Eng P – Erika Paterson Eric Lai, Kaylie McGregor, Niall McPherson, Janie Nguyen, Carrie Ting

Problems

Phase 1 Manual Research in: Agriculture Water Transportation Green Buildings Waste Management Phase 2 Production of Manual World-Wide Conferences and Workshops Sustainability Incentive Fund Contest Plan

Agricultural Sustainability

Agriculture Limits to Food Security Overpopulation Climate Change Plant Pathogens Soil Treatment and Erosion

“Drip” Irrigation “Pivot” Irrigation Agriculture Climate Change Reduction in precipitation in areas of Asia, Africa, and the Americas

Excess Pesticides and Antibiotics Increased chemical resistance in plant diseases Polluted ground water Agriculture Plant Pathogens Genetically Modified Plants

Agriculture Soil Treatment and Erosion Over fertilizing Can cause eutrophication Monoclature Causes soil erosion Crop Rotations Small Frequent applications of Fertilizers

“Enhancing water use efficiency holds the key to tackling scarcity” – Hanjra and Qureshi (2010) Water Management Water Supply Citation:

Methods: 1.Visual Displays of Water Usage 2.Adjustment of Pipes 3.Water Recycling Plants Citation: Water Management Water Conservation

Smart meters – monitor water usage Payback period: within 2 years Resources, Conservation and Recycling 54 (2010) 1117–1127 Research: save L of water per shower event Water Management Visual Displays of Water Usage

Renewable Energy 34 (2009) 2062 Toilet flushing – 6 L/flush Design a drainage system to reduce water consumption DRAINET Simulation Water Management Pipe Network Design

Waste water treatment plants Citation: Reusing of waste water Conserves m³ of water Water Management Water Recycling Plants

Transportation Introduction Greenhouse Gas Emissions Energy Consumption Congestion Reduction Citation:

Transportation Technology Citation: Mass Aerodynamics Power Efficient Engines Alternative Fuels

Transportation Mass Transit Systems Citation: Automobile Use Reduction Congestion Reduction Less Emissions from System

Transportation Summary Citation: Transit Technology Improvement Mass Transit System Implementation

Green Buildings Different Systems, Same Gist

Green Buildings Building Assessment Systems used to rate, rank, or assess how buildings address environmental, economic, and social concerns Similarities in existing systems: water, energy, building materials, location, and indoor air quality

Waste Management Concerns Health risks Secondary pollutant and air quality Sanitary conditions Citation:

Waste Management Constrains Waste management is costly Time consuming Situation varies from one location to another Citation:

Waste Management Proposed Solution Mixed Integer Linear Programming model LCA-IWM assessment tool Modified version of these allows for optimal planning in the area of interest Citation:

Advertising Phase 2

100 Conferences in Large Urban Cities Phase 2 Globalization

Phase 2 Incentive Contest Each city has 6 months after their conference to submit a design Judged 6 months after the conferences end 5 contest winning cities $1 million to each winning city “We’ve made your environmental report greener, it now uses 50% less paper”

1 year Research 1 year Conferences 6 months Contest 6 months City Development Timeline Phase 1Phase 2

Budget Production of Sustainability Manual - $100K Conferences & Workshops – $1M Sustainability Incentive Fund - $5M Citation:

Budget - Agriculture Testing Facilities - $3M Researchers and Scientists - $1M Citation:

Budget – Water Management Water Monitoring Systems - $300K Water Recycling Machines R & D - $1M Pipe Network R & D - $100K Researchers and Scientists - $1M Citation:

Budget - Transportation Technology R & D - $1M Mass Transit Pilot Project Victoria, BC - $3M Citation:

Budget – Green Buildings Training Sessions - $400K Researchers and Scientists - $1M Citation:

Budget – Waste Management Computer Simulation Software - $100K Programmers and Researchers - $1M Citation:

Budget - Total CategoryItemCost Sustainability ManualProduction of Sustainability Manual$100,000 Sustainability ManualConferences and Workshops$1,000,000 Sustainability ManualSustainability Incentive Fund$5,000,000 AgricultureTesting Facilities$3,000,000 AgricultureResearchers and Scientists$1,000,000 Water ManagementWater Monitoring Systems$300,000 Water ManagementWater Recycling Machines R&D$1,000,000 Water ManagementPipe Network R&D$100,000 Water ManagementResearchers and Scientists$1,000,000 TransportationTechnology R&D$1,000,000 TransportationMass Transit Project in Victoria, BC$3,000,000 Green BuildingsTraining Sessions$400,000 Green BuildingsResearchers and Scientists$1,000,000 Waste ManagementComputer Simulation Software Development$100,000 Waste ManagementComputer Programmers and Researchers$1,000,000 Extra Expenses $1,000,000 Total Cost =$20,000,000

Budget - Total

Conclusion