rio
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- Created on: 11-02-19 12:50
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- Rio Revision
- location and importance of the city
- Regionally
- City is the largest producer of oil in Brazil. Home to petrobas.
- Nationally
- 56% of Brazils GDP is concentrated within a 500km radius around the city
- Internationally
- Last year Rio received $7.3 billion in foreign direct investment, 7 times more than the year before.
- Regionally
- Urban growth creating opportunities
- Social- access to services and resources.
- Life expectancy in Rio is 77, compared to 73 in Brazil.
- Rio has 1000 primary schools, 400 secondary schools and 6 universities.
- 95% of population have main water supplies
- 99% of population have access to power due to building of hydroelectric power plants.
- Economic- how urban industrial areas can be a stimulus for economicdevelopment
- Social- access to services and resources.
- Causes of growth- natural increase and migration
- 2nd largest city in Brazil with 6.5 million people in the cityitself and 12.5 million people in the surrounding area
- Migrants come to Rio from:Other parts of Brazil e.g. Amazon Basin, Other countries in South America e.g. Argentina and Bolivia
- Urban growth creating challenges
- managing urban growth – slums, squatter settlements
- providing clean water, sanitation systems and energy
- providing access to services – health and educationUntitled
- reducing unemployment and crime
- managing environmental issues – waste disposal, air and water pollution, traffic congestion
- urban planning strategies
- self help schemes
- Residents of Rocinha transformed the favela into a small city; Buildingshave been upgraded to brick and tile.
- site and service schemes
- City authorities set aside £200 million to improve 60 of the 600 favelas.
- self help schemes
- Favela Barrio project
- Residents rent a plot of land which means they get basic services.
- Adult literacy classes to improve literacy levels.
- Training schemes so people can learn basic skills to get better jobs.Untit
- Widening and paving of streets for easier access.Untitled
- location and importance of the city
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