Curitiba + bedzed: sustainable area

Question 1

What is bedzed

Answer 1

• UKs first large scale sustainable community with 100 homes offices for 100 workers with community facilities
• it uses environmentally friendly housing and is a low carbon neighbourhood.

Question 2

Where is bedzed

Answer 2

• Bedding zero energy development
• built in 2002
• hack bridge London England

Question 3

What are the features taht make bedzed sustainable

Answer 3

• transport: cars are discouraged, encourages public transport and cycling and has limited parking space due to car pooling
• encourage eco: electric and liquified petroleum gas cars have priority over cars that burn petrol and desiel
• water efficient: most rain water falling on the site is reused
• waste recycling: refuse collection facilities are designed to support recycling
• energy efficient: the houses face south to take advantage of solar gain, triple glazed and have high thermal insulation

Question 4

What are the negatives of bedzed

Answer 4

• small and local scale
• not private
• cost 15 million
• backup boiler has been used from 2005-2017
• the water recycling facility doenst clean water properly so out of use
• wouldn’t work as a country wide solution for a HIC

Question 5

Where is Curitiba

Answer 5

• based in South America, south Brazil

- 1000 km from rio de janiro

Question 6

How has transport been developed in a sustainable way. Curitiba

Answer 6

-prioritise people over cars
—central bus lanes taht carry 2000-4000 passengers per day
-bus companies are paid per km rather then per passenger so travel to less popular areas
-5 exits form the city so discourage cars

Question 7

How have parks and spaces been developed into Curitiba (environmental)

Answer 7

• 28 parks and wooded areas
• 1 park is used for flood control
• parks cover 1.4km2
• parks stop creation of shanty towns
• if greens spaces are added to the bottom of sky scrappers They get to add extra stories

Question 8

How have housing and social projects been developed in a sustainable way in Curitiba

Answer 8

• government set up a scheme called site and service scheme, offer low interest rates and loans
• residents have been trained to build houses and make up larger part of labour force
• COHAB has provided 50,000 houses for poor
• tall buildings are allowed only on bus routes

Question 9

-hwo does Curitiba deal with its urban waste

Answer 9

• the rubbish is separated into 2 sections: organic and non organic
• green exchange: poeple in slums collect rubbish in return for food
• Curitiba recycle 2/3 of rubbish
• library of recycled books for children

Question 10

How has industry been developed in Curitiba

Answer 10

• economy is principally manufacturing in cars
• 20,000 housing units have been built in the area
• industry represents 34.1% and the commerce and service sector is 65%
• 550 factories Providing 200,000 jobs

Question 11

Negatives of Curitiba

Answer 11

-crime rate is higher than rest of HIC:
-population growth:2019-1.9m and in 2023-3.8m
-expensive
-bus transport has decreased by 14million rides in past 4 years (4.3%)
-56.8/100,000 murders
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Question 12

What is Curitiba livability index and is it high or low

Answer 12

• 137.26

* high, seen as a good place to live