Changing Urban Environments: Sustainable Cities -Case Study Flashcards
What is our case study for sustainable cities?
Curitiba.
Where is Curitiba?
City in southern Brazil.
Population of Curitiba?
1.8 million
Name the 2 aims Curitiba have to improve the environment?
Reduce pollution and waste.
Improve quality of life for residents.
How much budget does the city have to spend every year?
$600 million
Name the 3 ways Curitiba is working towards to become sustainable?
Reduce car use.
Plenty of open spaces and conserved natural environment.
Good recycling schemes.
How many people use the good bus systems per day?
1.4 million
What does an ‘express’ bus systems have?
Pre-pay boarding stations that reduce boarding times.
Bus only lanes that speed up journeys.
Who does the cheap fair benefit?
Poorer residents living on the out skirts of the city.
How many KM of bike paths in the city?
200KM
Car use is how much lower than the national average?
25%
Green spaced increased by how much?
0.5m squared per person in 1970 to 52m squared per person in 1990.
It has over ____ parks and natural areas?
1000.
Where were the parks and natural areas created?
Flood prone areas as no serious damage would be done if it was to flood.
How many trees where planted by residents ? And where?
1.5 million
Along city’s streets.
