Curitiba- Sustainable City

Question 1

How many live in Curitiba?

Answer 1

Nearly 2 million

Question 2

Historic: The older part of the city has been preserved, and is a major…

Answer 2

Tourist destination

Question 3

Historic: What’s in the older part that helps attract tourists?

Answer 3

Cafes, hotels etc

Question 4

Reducing Waste: What percentage of rubbish is recycled?

Answer 4

70%

Question 5

Reducing Waste: What’s the Green Exchange Programme?

Answer 5

Urban poor exchange their waste for food and bus tickets

Question 6

Reducing Waste: What’s 2 advantages to the Green Exchange Programme?

Answer 6

It keeps poor areas clean, it allows them to work and eat as they have food and bus tickets

Question 7

Community: What percentage of people are happy in Curitiba?

Answer 7

99%

Question 8

Community: What’s COHAB?

Answer 8

Public housing programme

Question 9

Community: How many homes has COHAB provided for the urban poor?

Answer 9

50,000

Question 10

Community: Give 2 ways which makes COHAB homes eco-friendly

Answer 10

Solar panels, rain water harvesting systems- flush toilets

Question 11

Community: Why do COHAB apartments have lots of windows?

Answer 11

To let lots of light in, reducing electricity use and bills

Question 12

Green Space: Why have parks been created near rivers?

Answer 12

So they can act as floodplains

Question 13

Green Space: What are some areas used as when the Iguazu river floods?

Answer 13

Boating lakes

Question 14

Green Space: How many parks and natural areas are there?

Answer 14

1,000

Question 15

Green Space: How many trees have the residents planted?

Answer 15

1.5 million

Question 16

Green Space: How much open space is there per person?

Answer 16

52m2

Question 17

Transport: How many km of cycle paths are there?

Answer 17

200km

Question 18

Transport: Why did the authorities choose the Bus Rapid Transit System over the tube?

Answer 18

It’s cheaper and more flexible as routes can be changed

Question 19

Transport: What do employers do so that employees use the Bus Rapid Transit System?

Answer 19

Subsidise it

Question 20

Transport: What percentage of travelers use the Bus Rapid Transit System?

Answer 20

80%

Question 21

Transport: What’s the furthest anyone lives from the Bus Rapid Transit System?

Answer 21

400m

Question 22

Transport: How far below the national average is Curitiba for car use? What does this mean?

Answer 22

25%- air pollution is lower

Question 23

Transport: Which car company helped design the triple bendy buses?

Answer 23

Volvo

Question 24

Transport: How many does the Bus Rapid Transit System transport a day?

Answer 24

2 million people