Case study - RIO Flashcards
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Locational context
Located on brazils SE coast, SA
One of brazils largest setteemts
11.7 MILLION PEOPLE
sOUTHERN HEMISPHERE
Megacity
Was caoutal until 1960
uRBAN area covers 720sq miles
Pop density 16,1000 per sq mile
History of rio
1808 rio became the caoitak of the portugese empire
Large slave population
When stave population was emnaicpiated aware of rural ro urvan migrantion cause the formation of favelas
During the 1930s rio buit its reputation as a beachse party town
RIO serves as a major financial service and media centre to all of brazil
Rios economic importance
5% of gdp
major tarding port - important oil refineery and ship building industires - main exports are crudle petrolenm and semi finished irion and steel prodcuts
Improtant tourist destination source of incoem
Rios cultural importance
Wide range of cultures, italian, german, japansese, americna
Main ethmic group = portugese
Urbanisation causes in rio
Caused by rural - urban migration
High levesl of natural grwoth
65% of urban growth due or migration
More job oops better education and hc less risk of drought inmpact agricyltural tech replacing jons civil wars forcing people to move inro cigties
Urbanisation ISSUES in rio
Rio is one of the most congested places
Didnt have enough resources for ubransiaiton rates = favelas
Urban pollution, traffic congestion, overpopulation, urban sprawl and temporary accomodation
22% LIVE IN FAVELLAS
Suburbanisation in rio
Favelas are a form of suburbanisarion in RIO 2 million resdidents in favelas poor quality buildings far from shops schools hc prone to disease, outbreaks, high crime rates, drought of
Made of scrap materials such as wood corrugated iron and metals families shape one tap no sewage provision, unemployment located on the edge ofmost major brazillian cities - ones avaliable land indusires also on egde people need jobs so locate here
Some settlemets 40-50m away fro city slong main roads abd up steep hills
Rochina favela rio
Largests favellas in rio located in southern zone of icty on steep hillside overlooiking city
Home to 60-150k people
Self help shcmes
Urban change in rio
Job losses as factories relcoated
Urban poevrty - lack of avaliable jobs
Affects avaliablity of social servcies
Economic instability leads to higher crime rates
Rodays rio is a service oreintated eocnomy service sector accounts for 71% of its gdp
Main industries are tourism, oil and gas
Urban form inrio
North zone; industirlai with port, aiport and fooftbale stadium but poor services
Offices and retail blocks
West zone ; post industiral with luxury aparyments and shopping centres main place for urban resugrence
South zone social and economically segreated areas with faveals and luxury gentrificaiton
Cultural diveristy in rio
rios inhabitants represent of brazils ethgnic diveisty comes from avrious backgrouns eu african and mixed
good qol due to great atmosphere, culgture, music, carnival however there is high levels of congestion, pollution and lack of hc
A lack of housing build temp accomodation in favellas
Huge differneces in employment rates rich v poor greate rthan 20% in favelas
1/3 rio workers in informal sector
deprived high rates of crime mw 1072 aw 405
High unemployment 20%
commubity policing by pacifying police units introduced in 2008 has helped restore control in 200 favcellas
Enviormental problems in rio
Car ownership increased by 40% - increased poulltion
200 tonnes of sewage floods into favellas
6000 deaths due to ap
3.1 m tonnes of waste is generated in ro every year
rich v poor waste dispoal
aq exceeds whos annual limit by 3x the limit
lack of sewage collection overflws in wetseasons casue contaminated water supplies -
Enviromental strategries in rio
Bus rapid transit routes
Caladores
Gramancho landfill
Self help shecmes
Sustainability in rio
Stratergies for sustainle future in rio
