With Marea Verde Panama, this project established physical baseline data pertaining to waste accumulation in the Matías Hernandez River (MHR) watershed and identified potential reasons for this waste. Using ArcGIS, the team created classification maps revealing that the upper basin of the watershed has more densely packed buildings and less gallery forest around the river. Using the team’s instructions, resident volunteers took photos of waste deposits which the team used to create a garbage deposit map. Analyzing community leader survey responses revealed that the majority of the respondents had no contact with the river and are uninformed on recycling services. Based on the results, the team provided recommendations for potential improvements in Marea Verde’s environmental strategy.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Richards, Grace
• Lindberg, Amber
• Jeong, Brady B.
• Tabandeh, Mitra

Subject

• Environment
• Innovation

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-101620-152319
• 4521

Advisor

• Chiarelli, James A.
• Kinicki, Robert

Year

• 2020

Center

• Panama City, Panama Project Center - IQP

Sponsor

• Marea Verde

Date created

• 2020-10-16

Resource type

• Interactive Qualifying Project

Rights statement

• In Copyright