Case Study - Curitiba - - Poor Country

Question 1

What is our case study for Curitiba focused around?

Answer 1

• Sustainable cities in a poor country

Question 2

Where is Curitiba located?

Answer 2

• Curitiba is a city in southern Brazil

Question 3

What are the aims that have been set in Curitiba?

Answer 3

• Improve the environment
• Reduce pollution and waste
• Improve the quality of life residents

Question 4

How has Curtibia moved towards sustainability?

Answer 4

• Reducing car use
• Plenty of open spaces and conserved natural environments
• Good recycling schemes

Question 5

How have they tried to reduce car use?

Answer 5

• Good bus system, used by more than 1.4m a day
• The same cheap fare is paid for all journeys helping poorer residents
• There are over 200km of bike paths in the city

Question 6

What has happened in terms of green spaces?

Answer 6

• Green space increased from 0.5 squared per person to 52m squared per perso
• It has over 1000 parks and natural areas.

Question 7

Finally what has happened to recycling?

Answer 7

• 70% of rubbish is recycled. Paper recycling saves 1200 trees per year

Question 8

Has Curitiba been successful in its aim to be sustainable?

Answer 8

• It has been very successful.

- The reduction in car use has created less pollution.