Rio de Janeiro EDC city case study - Providencia favela agro-ecological planting school; a sustainable initiative

Question 1

Location of Rio:

Answer 1

Rio is a Coastal city located in the South East region of Brazil within the continent of South America.

Question 2

Importance of Rio
- Nationally
- Internationally
- Regionally

Answer 2

National:
- City with the second largest GDP in Brazil
- Brazil’s largest tourist destination with 2.8m annual visitors

Int:
- International transport hub for 3 airports
- Hosted 2014 World Cup

Regional:
- 14 million people live in the wider Rio conurbation

Question 3

Describe how migration has changed Rio:
- National
- International

Answer 3

National - In 1950s, rural to urban migration flow allowed for Rio’s development and industrialisation. Many ppl lived in favelas etc.

International - The city began when Portuguese settlers arrived in 1502 - leading to diversity within race currently (large ethnic mix)

Question 4

Ways of life in Rio:

• Cultural
• Ethnic

Answer 4

• Cultural - Christ the Redeemer statue - religion etc, also favelas.
• Ethnic - Portuguese settlers link, and migration link.

Question 5

Main contemporary issues faced in Rio: x2

Answer 5

Squatter settlements:
Favelas, 14m Cariocas live in wider Rio conurbation - link to crime, disease, health, education and poverty.

Traffic congestion:
4th worst traffic in any city in the world - contribution to EGHE - climate change etc

Question 6

1 initiative to make Rio more sustainable:

Answer 6

Alemao favela cable car system

Successes:
- Environmentally sustainable bc it was powered by electricity and not GHG so doesn’t contribute to EHGE
- Socially sustainable as it allowed poorer slum dwellers to commute easily to work, hospitals + also economically sus.

Limitations:
- Closed down when funding was removed 2 weeks after 2016 FIFA World Cup
- So ppl had to use cars to get around^GHG emissions etc