Morocco’s unique geography contributes to varying environmental conditions throughout the country, including problems with water scarcity, deforestation, and desertification. Working with Association Ribat Al-Fath, our team outlined a sustainable improvement plan for Moroccan public bathhouses, known as Hammams, to combat these national issues on a local level. A cultural tenant, the bathing ritual will never change; however, the sustainability of the institution must. Through extensive modeling, our team analyzed the different resource management systems in Hammams to produce a set of recommendations that not only mitigates the environmental impacts of the industry but also bolsters the Moroccan economy through the creation of new jobs and market sectors.

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Creator

• Kaplan, Nathan S.
• Bielawski, Payton
• Sousa, Alyssa Joy
• Preiss, Brian
• Vernon, Rebekah Jolin

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-030520-144602

Keyword

• Technology and Environment

Award

• President's IQP Award

Advisor

• El Hamzaoui, Mohammed
• Roberts, Laura

Year

• 2020

Center

• Rabat, Morocco Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Ribat Al-Fath

Date created

• 2020-03-05

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright

License

• All rights reserved

Last modified

• 2023-01-18