Management strategies Rio de Janeiro Flashcards
(8 cards)
Give 1 scheme that has improved Transport in Favelas
The city has a series of BRT (bus rapid transit) corridors. These are dedicated bus lanes, where passengers pay their fare before they get on the bus. This means that the buses are more reliable and tend to run on time.
Around 3.5 million passengers a day travel along the 168km length of the BRT corridors. The corridors are link all types of housing, with some routes saving passengers an average of 40 minutes per trip. The commuting time of some of the poorest residents has been halved. There are fewer cars on the road because of the scheme.
Give 1 scheme that helped improve waste management in favelas
Community groups within the favelas meet regularly to discuss issues such as waste. In 2020 a new project was set up involving young people in the favela. The Young Friends of the Environment (JAMA) program, trains children as young as 14 to be environmental monitors. Their role is to make residents aware of waste management. Any waste that is collected can then be recycled. On a larger scale, the City has built an anaerobic digestion facility. This is a facility that uses bacteria to break down organic waste. The plant deals with up to 35-tons per day, which has led to less waste going into landfill.
Give 1 scheme that has improved education in favellas
The Schools of Tomorrow programme has helped to improve the quality of education across the city. The programme targeted 155 schools in Rio’s most violent neighbourhoods. An online learning portal was built to enable students to study from home when classes were cancelled. Teachers from across the city created online classes and assignments to ensure that learning could take place remotely. The programme had a dramatic impact on secondary school students in the Rio’s violent neighbourhoods. Student performance increased and drop-out rates fell. Funding for the programme has now been cut.
Give 1 scheme that attempts to reduce crime in favellas
Armed police (UPP) aim to control violence in favellas and scare away gang violence at night through arrests and raids
- crime has greatly reduced and many gangs have been dispersed
- locals don’t trust the police and feel their privacy is invaded
Give 1 strategy to reduce water pollution in favellas
foreign aid has been used to invest in 12 new sewage plants
the government is fining any ships that pollute the bay
- money from fines can be reinvested into rio and bay will not be further polluted
- pollution from past dumps remains in the ocean
Give the effects if the 2016 Olympics on Favelas
- created many construction jobs for locals, allowing them to gain skills useful for future employment
- 1000 families lost their homes to new road links into the city and 3000 homes were demolished to built hotels and facilities for visitors
- attempted to relocate people in campo grade - even though housing was better quality, attempts were largely unsuccessful due to the lack of shops and sense of community in the new area
Give 4 facts about the Rio favelas
- squatter settlements grown in and on the edge of cities - there are 1000 in Rio, 60% in the suburbs
Rocinha is the largest- in 2010 the population was thought to be 75,00 but it is likely to have doubled and there is no way of checking
Favela populations have grown by over 1 million since 1950 - there is lots of organized crime due to the lack of policing
- unemployment is high and many families earn roughly £60/ month
How have favelas been managed historically in rio?
- until 1980 favelas were not recognized by the government - they did not appear on maps
- the growth of the urban population and the growth of favelas made them impossible to ignore
- forced eviction did not worse as it left 1000s homeless and increased crime rates
- relocating people to low quality housing did not work as this encouraged even more migration
- rich were made to pay more tax
- money used to develop small rural towns to reduce migration, as well as improving favelas
