CASE STUDY - Curitiba Flashcards
What is the population of Curitiba?
2 million
Where is Curitiba?
-Capital of Paraná state, Brazil
-1000km from Rio de Janeiro
When was their urban master plan introduced?
1968
Who was the mayor that made Curitiba sustainable?
Jamie Lerner (1971 - 2002)
WHat approach did JL use?
Integrated approach
WHat was the recycling a garbage operation?
Waste is separated into organic and inorganic
Recyclable material goes to a plat where it is sorted by hand - is the same price as going to a landfill (cost-effective)
How much of its waste does it recycle?
2/3
What is an example of its recycling/
There is a library stocked with books pepople have thrown away
WHat effect does the opene space have on people?
Improves physical and mental health of residents, bio diveristy, reduced UHI effect
How has it solved its flooding issue?
Floodplains next to river
Wat have disused factories been turned into?
Sports parks
What have they done about Skyscrapers to encourage open space?
More stories are allowed on skyscrapers if they have more open space below or give money to help fund low-income housing
How is the bus system effective?
STraight roads
Triple articulate busses which fit more poeple and less congestion occurs
Tubular bus stops, people pay in advance, cuts bus times by 1/3
Costs the same everywhere you go
How much cheaper is the bus system than a subway?
500x
How many people does the bus system carry per day?
2 million / day
How much of a person’s income is spent on transport in Curitiba?
10% ( loe for Brazil)
Which car manufacturer has a large presence in Curitiba?
VOLVO
What is the “green exchange”?
Unnecessary waste created by low-income areas and collection can’t get down poorly due to constructed roads, so poor bring recyclable rubbish to trucks and get food or bus tickets in return
How much rubbish is brought my the poor in echange for food or bus tickets?
5kg waste = 1kg of food
What are the benefits of the green exchange program?
The urban poor areas are kept clean, despite waste trucks not being able to reach them
What is the COHAB housing programme?
Housing program, 50,000 homes for urban poor
What % of residents are happy?
99%
What does the 1968 urban master plan include?
- creating and retaing parks + green space besides the river
- “lighthouse of knowledge”
- COHAB
- BRT (bus rapid transit)
What % of travelers use the BRT?
80% of travelers use it - some employers subsidies their employees who use it
What ia sthe “lighthouse of Knowledge”?
Free educational and internet centres
SUCCESS: How much less does the bus system cost compared to the metro?
200 times cheaper
SUCCESS: What % of BRT users previously traveled by car?
28%
80% of COMMUTERS use the BRT (50x higher than the no. who used buses prev)
SUCCESS:How much less fuel does Curitiba use?
Curitiba uses 30% less fuel per capita than the average Brazilian city resulting in one of the lowest urban pollution levels of any Brazilian city
NEGATIVES: How many million users has the BRT lost/
Between 2008 and 2014, the bus system lost 14 million users
NEGATIVES: Has has car ownership of cars changed?
0.63 compared with NA of 0.27 per resident
this is due to increased wealth (Curitiba now has the 2nd highest HDI rank in Brazil)
NEGATIVES: How much was spent on lanscaping?
City spends more money on landcspaing than housing so 10-15% of population living in sub-standard housing
