In this report, prepared for the City of Gresham and the Sustainable City Year program, climate change preparedness will be discussed as it pertains to the City of Gresham and
the Lower Willamette Subbasin. The report begins by giving an overview of climate change and this project. Next, this report will discuss the various systems (natural, human, built, and
economic) that are focused on throughout the report. It will next discuss the future climate
projections for the city of Gresham. With this background established, the report then goes
through the specific impacts and recommendations provided by local experts regarding
climate change preparedness necessary for each of the previously described natural and
community systems. Finally, the report concludes with a vision of Gresham for the future as well as an action plan for the city to begin preparedness planning for the impacts of climate
change
Read the final student report delivered to the local gov/community partner.
Sustainable City Year Program Contact Info
Megan Banks
Sustainable City Year Program Manager
mbanks@uoregon.edu
(541) 346-6395
University Faculty Contact
Nico Larco
Public Adminstration
nlarco@uoregon.edu
Local Government / Community Contact
Stacy Vynne
Program Manager