urban rio Flashcards
(23 cards)
Traffic problems x5
Population
Mountains
Public transport
Roads
Favela structure
Traffic - population
Estimated 7.4 million in city so congested, streets are badly maintained with no traffic lights
Traffic mountains
Expensive to build roads, only so many routes so if road works then issue
All traffic focused on main roads causing pollution congestion
Traffic - public transport
Longer travel times
Four million use buses every day but they unreliable as no enough and tickets expensive
Traffic- favela structure
Steep stairs and alleys which makes traffic impossible, they do not conform to regulations so roads would be unstable
Traffic management strategies
X5
Metro Rio
Trams
Bus lines
Bicycles
Cable cars
Management- metro Rio + evaluation
extend subway into tourist areas and increasing capacity by 230,000 passengers per day +
faster commutes
Also more environmentally sustainable as electric
However not connected to poorer areas
Management- trans + evaluation
14 new trams ordered in 2013 running on electricity
Stops air pollution
However used more by tourists than locals so won’t help traffic congestion angering locals
Management - bus lines + evaluation
More bus lines were added covering the whole city
More affordable
More buses run during rush hour to reduce over crowding however it increases volume of traffic
Illegal vans operate alongside which add to congestion and allows locals to profit
Management- bicycles + evaluation
Improved bike lanes with schemes like bike Rio which is a bike sharing scheme to book one
Helps respiratory illnesses
And takes strain off other transport systems
Management- cable cars + evaluation
Installed above rios largest favela
Allows more tie for work and leisure
Limited capacity
It is only one route
Housing problems X5
Availablity
Rapid urbanisation
Affordability
Quality
Homelessness
Housing - availability
Not enough housing to cope with rapid in migration, increasing life expectancy etc
Housing - rapid urbanisation
Makes it difficult for housing provision to keep up with number of immigrants
Housing - affordability
Inflates house prices and leaves many homeless
Housing - quality
Lack of investment leads to reduced quality of building materials and security and how long the home may last
Housing - homelessness
Leads to creation of shanty towns made from scrap material and possibly flammable
Often without sanitation water or electricity resulting in disease spread
Overcrowding
People tapping into overhead cables my cause fires and crime
Housing management X5
Favela clearance
Self help schemes
Pacification
New town
Projecto cingapura
House Management - favela clearance + evaluation
Attempted to demolish favelas
Ineffective as does not solve housing issue
House management - self help schemes + evaluation
Providing materials to improve existing homes
Effective as many are now made from brick and have sanitation and electricity
Helps community help one another
House management- projecto cingapura + evaluation
Cleared areas of favelas to build tower blocks
Able to house many people
More expensive than having own plot
Housing is often far from eployment in order to find clear space
House management - pacification + evaluation
Police take back control of favelas but forcing out drug dealers
Decreases murder and crime rate making people feel safer
Police corruption
House management- new town + evaluation
Town built outside Rio de janeiro to relieve pressure on city
Only helpful to those that can afford the rent or cost of buying in the city
