Barrio favela redevelopment
- Created by: Hannah Jeffery
- Created on: 17-05-13 11:07
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- Barrio Favela re-development in Rio de Janeiro
- location
- south east of brazil
- favelas/ squatter settlements
- 600 in rio
- house one fifth of the cites population
- favela- barrio project
- started in 1995
- sucessful
- suggested as a model for re-developing other squatter settlements
- involved 253,500 poeple in 73 favelas
- cost $300 million
- 40% came from local authorities
- 60% came from inter-american development (an international organisation)
- social improvements
- daycare centres and after school schemes
- look after children while parents work
- adult education classes
- improve adult literacy
- services to help people with drug. alcohol addictions and domestic violence
- daycare centres and after school schemes
- economic improvements
- residents can apply to legally own there properties
- training services
- so people can learn new skills and have a better chance of finding a job
- environmental improvements
- replace wooden buildings with brick buildings and removal of homes on steep slopes
- gives people a safer living environment
- widening and paving streets
- allow easier access especially for emergency services
- provision of basic services ;clean water, electricity and weekly rubbish collection
- improve health and way of life
- replace wooden buildings with brick buildings and removal of homes on steep slopes
- community involvement
- residents choose which involvements they want in their favela
- neighbourhood associations are formed to communicate with residents and make decisions
- new services are staffed by residents, providning income and helping them to learn new skills
- the success
- standard of living and health of residents have improved
- properties in these favelas have increased by 80-100%
- number of local businesses in the favelas has almost doubled
- what are favelas like
- crowded
- narrow streets
- houses made from scraps
- no sewage system
- sewage lies in the streets
- illegally attached to electrical wires
- on the periferia
- steep hill sides
- area prone to flooding
- contaminated/ polluted
- location
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