Developing Urban Management Flashcards
Explain Rio’s transport issues
Car ownership (8/10, population, bridges)
Limited roads (congestion, pollution -> health, pollution -> climate change)
Geography (small area, favelas)
Car ownership
E: Increasing, In 2020, 8 out of 10 households own a car, more vehicles on the road
E: Population increasing, small area, infrastructure cannot cope
E: Bridges that connect cities are too narrow, get blocked during rush hour
Limited roads
E: causes congestion, results in high pollution
E: Pollution linked to health conditions
E: Pollution linked to climate change
Geography
E: Surrounded by mountains to north, ocean to south, acts as barriers
E: People living in favelas on mountainsides can be isolated
Explain Rio’s transport management
- cameras and speed checks
- toll roads (Yellow Line Expressway)
- metro
- buses (Bus Rapid Transit Corridors)
- bikes
- cable car
cameras and speed checks
E: Monitor real time traffic flows and can pick up broken down vehicles
Eff: This allows real time adjustments to traffic signals to prevent congestion and collisions
toll roads
E: The Yellow Line Expressway connects the West with the North
Eff: It is a toll road as there was not enough money to build it originally. It has removed 40% of traffic off small local roads.
bikes
E: The creation of over 90 miles of cycle paths encourages people off the roads
Eff: Bike Rio is a bike sharing system allowing more people access without owning their own bike
Cable cars
E: Cable car connects areas to centre of town including shanty towns
Eff: These are more expensive to maintain and popular with tourists rather than everyday commuters
metro
E: The metro consists of two main lines with additional commuter train lines
Eff: The metro is the cleanest, cheapest and safest mode of transport around Rio
buses
E: The Bus Rapid Transit is part of a green initiative for sustainable transport
E:new buses operate on ninety percent compressed natural gas which is also saving money
RTCs
E: Prior to the 2016 Olympics Bus Rapid Transit corridors were created to cut travel times between major cities.
Explain the need for housing management in a developing country.
Shanty towns - illegal, lack of services
Urban waste - no rubbish collection
Pollution - burning stuff for heating, manufacture
Poverty - no jobs, poor construction
Violence - illegal drug trading, conflict with police
Stress on services - landslides, lack of services
Shanty towns
illegal, lack of services
Poverty
no jobs, poor construction
