Curitiba
- Created by: emily_w
- Created on: 05-05-14 12:09
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- Curitiba
- About Curitiba
- one of the world's most sustainable cities
- southern Brazil 250 miles form Sao Paulo
- pop 1.8 million
- Curitibans earn 66% more than average Brazilian
- Mayor Jamie Lerner
- elected 3 times
- first time elected in 1971, last time in 1989
- Flooding
- city had frequent flooring before Lerner in office due to location
- floodwater redirected into lakes and rivers around the city
- lakes economically sufficient as they are used for leisure activities
- green belts around lakes allowed to develop naturally
- increase biodiversity
- Public transport
- BRT system
- stands for Bus Rapid Transport
- used by 1.5 million people per day
- city couldn't afford to build rail/subways, so existing bus routes improved
- bus stops centred around attractions, no private cars
- buses are 10x cheaper than trains
- bus routes are adaptable
- Bus designs
- hold 270 people as opposed to 72 on London bus
- a lot of passengers so congestion reduced
- use 25% less fuel than other buses
- only 30% of Curitibans drive
- Bus stations
- Plexiglass--no lighting in day
- tube design--faster boarding, less idling
- less waiting time and therefore less litter
- BRT system
- Waste disposal
- rubbish separated by families into organic/inorganic, collected separately
- families in squatter settlements bring rubbish to neighbourhood centres, exchange for bus tickets/local food. Green exchange programme
- rubbish goes to recycling plant made of recycled materials
- material sold to local industries, styrofoam shredded to make quilts for poor
- Employment
- Curitibans earn 66% more than average Brazilian
- Rua das Flores lined with gardens by street children
- local companies employ strret children, gardening/simple chores--learn skills
- recycling centres employ recent immigrants disabled and alcoholics
- About Curitiba
- bus stops centred around attractions, no private cars
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