Sustainable City Management in Curitiba, Paraná
some definitions to remember before we begin....
sustainable city management strategy def. an urban management plan with consideration for social, economic, environmental impact, and resilient habitat for existing populations, without compromising the ability of future generations to experience the same
urban ecological footprint def. the theoretical measurement of the amount of land and water an urban population requires to produce the resources it consumes and to absorb its waste under prevailing technology.
CURITIBIA
Population size: 2 million
Country, State : Brazil, Parana
- Jaime Lerner appointed as Mayor 1971
- his sustainable city management focussed on:
| RECYCLING | AFFORDABLE HOUSING |
| TRANSPORT | PARKS |
INTRODUCTION
TRANSPORT
1970s: attempt to make city for people - not cars:
- closed down busiest street: Rua XV de Novembro
- converted it into pedestrian plaza (Brazil's first)
PROCESS
FEEDBACK
- initial resistance by business owners fearing a decline in business
- people were more relaxed and willing to shop
- changes tuned out to lead to more business
RECYCLING
Curitiba experienced significant growth
results in the establishment of favelas and shanty towns
rubbish thrown in rivers or dumped in open fields
PROCESS
action by city planners:
- residence can sell rubbish to gov. in exchange for bus tokens
- encouraging separation of rubbish before collection
- encouraging school children to recycle
- creating new jobs in the recycling station
FEEDBACK
- increase in people taking out their rubbish
- 70% of families separating rubbish
- lower unemployment rate
AFFORDABLE HOUSING
PROCESS
mid 1960's:
- provide affordable housing of standard design to low income earners by allowing percentage of rent to their payoff for house
1980:
- more options in house design
- warehouses in low-cost housing areas to train basic work skills
- Linhão do Oficio: house over work/store
- Linhão do Emprego: health clinics, schools, electricity company established
FEEDBACK
- 6,000 new businesses established & 50,000 new jobs
- Linhão do Oficio: lower traveling costs
PARKS
Curtibia frequently suffers from flooding
destroys property in favelas and shanty towns
diseases would spread easily
PROCESS
- floodplains turned into public parks
- residents payed to move to safer area
- sheep trim grass
- Park Barigüi: biggest park, replace 800 houses experiencing flooding
- now 30 parks exist, cover 80 million square meters
FEEDBACK
- property values in surrounding areas increased which allowed city to repay cost through higher property taxes
- increased quality of life
TRANSPORT
PROCESS
emphasis on public transport:
- restrictions to tall buildings in inner city area, only granted if mass public transport opportunities available
- 5 min routes from periphery to downtown area in trinary road system
- special tube station designs making the transition between station and bus easier (no big steps on to bus, pay before entering bus)
- color coded busses to show function
- cost: 1 million USD per kilometer
TRANSPORT
FEEDBACK
- 60% of residents use busses to get to work
- residents need to walk max. 400 m to bus station
- improved environmental quality, especially in favelas
- 40 Million less car trips a year saving 40 million liters of oil a year
- 30% less fuel per person
- only 10% of income spent on transportation
- 50 fold increase in bus trips per day over past 20 years
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By joharameyer
