Urban Land Use and Planning in Relation to Sustainability- Curitiba

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What did the population increase to in 2015?
1.9 million
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What did the Mayor of Curitiba establish to help sustainability?
Urban Planning Institue of Curitiba
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What do Express buses do?
Operate on the dedicated bus lanes
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What do Feeder buses do?
Bring passengers from outlying districts to transfer stations on the arterial routes
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How far can one fare on the buses take a passenger?
70km
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What are situated close to the arterial routes?
Public utilities
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What industries are given planning permission?
Non-polluting industries
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Why is the industrial region positioned south east of the city?
So the wind will blow the pollution away from it
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How many more jobs has the industrial city created?
200,000
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How many wooded areas and parks does Curitiba have?
28
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Why do they have green space situated close to rivers?
To act as environmentally friendly flood defences
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What have they converted a former landfill site into?
A botanical garden
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What percentage of the city's waste is recycled?
70%
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Who is employed in the cities waste separation plants?
Homeless people
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What can families exchange their waste for?
Food
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What is the short term solution to immigration here?
Intercept potential migrants and persuade them to return home
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What is the long term solution to immigration?
Set up rural development programmes
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