Rio Case Study - Urban Issues

Question 1

Social opportunity and challenge in Rio? (health, education, water)

Answer 1

6 hospitals, only 55% of people have access (in 2013)

90% of people aged ten can read and write, only 50% of children continue education after 14 years old

Largest water treatment in the world, around 12% of people have access to water

Question 2

What are two causes of growth in Rio?

Answer 2

Population growth

Rural-urban migration

Question 3

Environmental challenge in Rio?

Answer 3

Lots of traffic and air pollution (5000 deaths per year due to AP)

Main roads squeezed into narrow strips caused congestion

Highly polluted water (50 tonnes of industrial waste is dumped)

Many favellas don’t have roads so waste is dumped

Question 4

Environmental solution in Rio?

Answer 4

Metro system expanded, new toll roads

Overseas aid helped reduce waste, 12 new sewage works

Question 5

How many deaths from air pollution per year (in Rio)?

Answer 5

5000

Question 6

How many tonnes of industrial waste per year is dumped (in Rio)?

Answer 6

50 tonnes

Question 7

What percentage of people don’t have jobs in the favellas in Rio?

Answer 7

20%

Question 8

Percentage of people in Rio that can get access to healthcare?

Answer 8

55%

Question 9

Percentage of people in Rio that can read and write (aged 10)

Answer 9

90%

Question 10

Percentage of people in Rio that don’t have access to water?

Answer 10

12%

Question 11

Name of the project improving quality of life in favellas

Answer 11

Favella Bairro project

Question 12

Improvements of the favella bairro project?

Answer 12

Raising taxes of rich to help poor

Rehousing people in favellas

Forced eviction from favellas