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Copenhagen & Curitiba - Sustainable Cities Flashcards

1
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Where is Copenhagen located?

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Denmark

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What is the most common form of transport in Copenhagen?

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Bikes

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How many journeys are encouraged to be by bike, foot and public transport??

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75%

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How many households are energy-efficient? CPH

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99%

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5
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How many wind turbines were added? CPH

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100

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What is CPH regarded as??

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Being one of the most sustainable cities in the world

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What is CPH aiming to be?

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The first carbon-neutral city by 2025

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How was cycling encouraged to be the most common mode of transport?

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249 cycle lanes

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How much money was the Bicycle State Bridge?

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$6 million

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What is the green wave?

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A system of lights designed to encourage cyclists to travel at the same speed to have uninterrupted journeys on the way to the city.

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Out of 5, how many people have access to a bike?

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4/5

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12
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What is the percentage of employees that work than 40 hrs a week?

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2%

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13
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Where is the economic and financial centre of Denmark?

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Copenhagen

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14
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How has CPH held onto their independent businesses?

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Reasonable rents

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15
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When did the Amager resource centre open?

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2019

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What is the Amager resource centre?

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A waste incinerator with a dry ski slope and other activities

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What did the harbour transform into in CPH?

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From a industrial zone into a cultural and residential hub

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What did the Garbage not garbage scheme promote? Curitiba

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Recycling through separate collection of different waste companies

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What did the ‘garbage purchase’ programme encourage? Curitiba

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Residents in the favelas to sell their rubbish back in exchange for food and bus tickets

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What did the garbage purchase programme help? Curitiba

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Helped clean populated areas that rubbish vans cannot reach

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What were buses like in Curitiba?

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Platform level loading and payment at station entrance.

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What is a problem with the bus network in Curitiba?

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Time-consuming

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What was the network like in Curitiba for buses?

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Bus lanes so hardly any congestion

24
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What is Denmark as a country regarded as in terms of urban governance?

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Highest taxation levels in the world but provides generous state welfare

25
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What was Copenhagen in 2014?

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European Green Capital

26
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How many miles away from São Paulo is Curitiba?

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220 miles SW

27
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As a percentage, how much is public transport is used by commuters on weekdays? Curitiba

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75%

28
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How much has congestion reduced with increase in use of public transport? Curitiba

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25%

29
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What does Curitiba have that increases passengers numbers?

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Bi-articulated buses

30
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How is greater efficiency achieved with the buses?

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Tube shaped bus stops and one way system

31
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What does the bus system reduce by 18% ?

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Operating costs

32
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How does the government operate the system?

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Partnerships with private companies

33
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What has also increased to do with the environment in Curitiba?

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Green spaces - 1.5 million trees

34
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What has also been done to reduce Curitiba from flooding?

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Parks are located alongside rivers which can infiltrate rain

35
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How many kilometres of bicycle paths does Curitiba have?

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100km - longest in Brazil

36
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When did Brazil become a newly industrialised country?

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1970

37
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How did Brazil becoming a NIC benefit Curitiba?

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Upgraded city’s economic profile as they built a industrial city nearby

38
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How was recycling in Curitiba encouraged?

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Green Swap Programme

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What was the Green Swap Programme?

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Citizens asked to sort rubbish into organic and inorganic and then sorted at the plants

40
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Who did the recycling plants employ?

A

Homeless which gave them a chance to improve their lives

41
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How did the collection points near the favelas benefit the people living in them? Curitiba

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In exchange for the rubbish, they got basic food bags of rice, beans etc

42
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How did the recycling programme improve the city? Curitiba

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Improving public health and creating jobs

43
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How many of households as a % took part in the Green Swap programme?

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70%

44
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What is a definition of sustainability?

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The principle of meeting our own needs without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their needs too

45
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What is a sustainable city?

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A city which provides employment, high standard of living, a clean, healthy environment and fair governance for all residents

46
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What are 2 examples of chronic stresses?

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Inefficient public transportation systems
High unemployment

47
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What is the Green Kayak initiative in CPH?

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People can hire a kayak for 2 hours in exchange for a bucket of waste that they find on the waterways.

48
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What are 2 environmental things CPH are doing?

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Eco-friendly hotels
All diesel powered buses will be phased out

49
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What is the new transport coming to CPH in 2025?

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Greater Copenhagen Light Rail

50
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What is The CPH light rail?

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Rail that will run every 5 mins across 28km of north, west and south of CPH

51
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What did Curitiba’s mayor prioritise more?

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People than cars

52
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Why are the buses different colours? Curitiba

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Coloured to their function e.g express buses

53
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What is the CIC? Curitiba

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Industrial city near to the city

54
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What is the CIC home to?

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Many TNC’s such as Volvo

55
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What does having many TNCs lead to? Curitiba

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High level of diversification

56
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What are ‘Lighthouses of Knowledge’ in Curitiba?

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Free educational and internet centres

57
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What do the lighthouses improve for people?

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Quality of life and education

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