Task 2: My Home Town Sustainability

1. Sustainable
Urban
Design
Ameer Abdul Adheem Hussein
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PROF. DATO' IR. DR RIZA ATIQ ABDULLAH BIN O.K. RAHMAT
My home town
( Baghdad )

2. 1) Population growth: Immigration from Baghdad and killing people after
the American occupation in 2003, and terrorism cause a decrease in the rate
of population growth,( Evaluation of population growth about 2/10 ).

3. 2) Air quality: The problem of air pollution of the environmental problems
faced by Baghdad as a result of the wars on Iraq and the use of biological
weapons, as well as oil factories in Baghdad and the use of many cars,
( Evaluation of Air quality about 7/10 ).

4. 3) Biodiversity: Decreasing the number of life genera cause is pollution and the
spread of animal farms and the expansion of civilization and low resources water in
addition to the over-hunting,( Evaluation of Biodiversity about 5/10 ).

5. 4) Waste and recycling : Waste recycling and garbage check two axes
important the first is the recycling of raw materials instead of imported and cost them
big money, as well as a good economic returns, and the second is the protection of the
environment the operation of labor,( Evaluation of Waste and recycling about 3/10 ).

6. 5) Eco footprint (Impact of the development, services, housing, transport
and consumable on the environment) : Because of the many wars on Iraq, Baghdad
still reeling from the impact of war, terrorism and the deterioration of industrial,
agricultural and economic development and the deterioration of services and not find
reconstruction and the need for housing and the decline in transport and pollution
environment,
( Evaluation of Eco footprint about 5/10 ).

7. 6) Transport: Baghdad is now suffering from traffic jams because of increased
in cars where the streets can not absorb this increase, and a little of use of public
transport and not-use of the railway and the metro,
( Evaluation of Transport about 5/10 ).

8. 7) Education: Since 2003 the main problems that hinder education include:
migration of teachers and students, and security threats but education is free in
Iraq, ratio not to go to schools, colleges and universities in Baghdad are very few,
( Evaluation of Education about 9/10 ).

9. 8) Health and healthcare: The health situation in Baghdad is deteriorating
because of the wars and terrorism, even though the treatment in Iraq for free, there
are a lot of problems, including the migration of doctors and the lack of modern
machinery and medicines, ( Evaluation of Health and healthcare about 7/10 ).

10. 9) Green space: neglected the urban and urban planning in Baghdad , that
most of the projects in the city built in green areas and this is a big problem, and also
cutting trees in orchards and sale of its territory, and building homes without planning,
( Evaluation of Green space about 5/10 ).

11. 10)Climate change: Weather Iraq is passing through four seasons (winter,
spring, summer and autumn), but there is a continuous rise in the average
temperature was the overall rate of maximum temperatures in Baghdad for the years
1941 to 1970 he was only 22.9 degrees Celsius, and increased to 32.6 ° C in in
2000, this climate change the effect of on decreased rainfall, which are also causing
the state of desertification and dust pollution,
( Evaluation of Climate change about 3/10 ).

12. 11) Food: There is in Iraq find best food kinds in the world. and because of the
migration of people to the different countries was inaugurated Iraqi Restaurants in the world
containing local meals delicious, including Malaysia, ( Evaluation of Food about 9/10 ).

13. 12) Economic base: Iraq's economy is entirely dependent on the oil sector,
where 95% of the total Iraq income of hard currency, because of the wars,
( Evaluation of Economic base about 8/10 ).

14. 13) Employment: Caused by terrorist acts, the unemployment rate rose in
Baghdad recently, where the unemployment rate exceeded 40% and this is a big
problem, ( Evaluation of Employment about 6/10 ).

15. No. description evaluation
1 Population growth 2
2 Air quality 7
3 Biodiversity 5
4 Waste and recycling 3
5 Eco footprint 5
6 Transport 5
7 Education 9
8 Health and healthcare 7
9 Green space 5
10 Climate change 3
11 Food 9
12 Economic base 8
13 Employment 6

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No. descriptuion
1 Population growth
2 Air quality
3 Biodiversity
4 Waste and recycling
5 Eco footprint
6 Transport
7 Education
8 Health and healthcare
9 Green space
10 Climate change
11 Food
12 Economic base
13 Employment
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