Case Study of Rio de Janeiro
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- Created on: 31-10-18 21:05
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- Case study - Rio de Janeiro
- Social opportunites
- Education
- Adults encouraged to volunteer in schools
- Grants given to poor families
- Water supply
- Improvements to quality an quality
- 95% have access to water
- Education
- Social challenges
- Education
- Compulsory for 6-14 (little further education beyond 14)
- Shortage of schools and teachers
- Water
- Only 12% have access to running water.
- Education
- Economic opportunites
- Courses available for unemployed adults
- Local government invested in education
- Reduces youth enployment
- Economic challenges
- Unemployment
- 20% in favelas unemployd
- 33% of Rio's 3.5 million workers n formal contract
- Informal economy
- Richest 1% earn 12% of counrty's income.Poorest 1% earn 13% of country's income.
- Not paying tax to government
- Unemployment
- Environmental challenges
- Air pollution
- Up to 5000 deaths per year. Caused by congestion
- Waste
- Poor access to refuse lorries in favelas
- Air pollution
- South America, Atlantic Ocean, Portugese language, 6.5 mil in center, 12.5 mil on edge
- 3 airports, 5 ports, cultural capitals, surrounded by mountains and jungle
- Causes of growth
- Migration, rural to urban, search for better jobs/homes, from overseas - Argentina, Bolivia, Uk/USA, South Korea, China
- Natural growthImproved health services, High birth rate to to low death rate
- Causes of growth
- 3 airports, 5 ports, cultural capitals, surrounded by mountains and jungle
- Social opportunites
- Site and service scheme
- Favela Barrio Project
- Access to water and sewage systems
- Paved and named roads
- Acoustic barrier along road from airport
- Pacification, new health, leisure and education services
- Favela Barrio Project
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