Rio De Janeiro: Opportunities
- Created by: Ztorm1
- Created on: 10-06-18 09:52
View mindmap
- Rio De Janeiro opportunities
- Rio is a global city and a major regional,national and international hub.
- Why/How has Rio grown
- Rio is a megacity and gives people many jobs, encouraging migration.
- This leads to a lack of housing and an increase in slums
- Migrants come from Brazil, South America, North Korea, China
- Its industry attracts many from the USA/UK
- Rio is a megacity and gives people many jobs, encouraging migration.
- Economic Opportunities
- 6% all employment in brazil
- More jobs in the formal economy. (Helps Development)
- Many create their own jobs (Informal economy)
- Major part in financial sector
- Less people living poorly!
- 6% all employment in brazil
- Social Opportunities
- Health
- Free healthcare
- Can be long waits
- Lower infant mortality rate
- Live slightly longer than rest of Brazil
- Education
- 1673 schools which create more jobs
- #! city for edu.
- 65% emplyoed have high school degree
- Companies go to Rio for better educated workers
- Energy
- Invested money to improve energy
- Power lines in formal housing
- Favelas illegally tap power
- Water
- 98% have proper supply
- Doesn't apply to favelas
- 75% sewage is treated
- Doesn't apply to favelas
- 98% have proper supply
- Health
- Social Challenges
- Healthcare
- 2013- 55% had a health clinic
- Services for elderly/pregnant were poor
- The IMR/life and pregnancy rates for Cicada is significsntly lower than Rio as a whole
- Solution
- Take healthcare to people
- Medics went to Santa Marta (favela) and took medical kits. Life expectancy up!
- Education
- Compulsary 6-14
- Poor children work
- 50% continued edu.
- Enrolment is low because of a shortage of nearby schools/Lack of money/poor training
- VIISCIOUS CIRCLE!
- Solution
- Encouraging locals to help in schools
- School grants to poor
- Making money available for lessons for Rocinha
- Compulsary 6-14
- Water
- 12% had no access running water
- Majority no access to drinking water
- Edge of city use polluted wells
- Drought increases pressure
- Solution
- 7 new treatment plants + 300km new pipes
- 95% have water
- Work done of water in favelas
- Electricity/Energy
- Frequent blackouts
- Affects hospitals
- Illegal tapping ignites electric fires
- Solutions
- 60km power lines
- Nuclear generator
- Simplicio hydro-complex increased energy by 30%
- Uses river water, but the people need this water
- Healthcare
- RIO IS FULL OF INEQUALITIES
- Industrial areas grow, boosting economy. Roads get improved, improving transport, making it attractive to companies
- Virtuous Cycle
Comments
No comments have yet been made