BRAZIL

provincial capital, Curitiba, Brazil, the city's millions of poor people against all odds, became an independent, world-class model of metropolitan governance. Class

Curitibas Examples include fast efficient bus system, pedestrian-only streets in the city center, the low-income housing, parks and lake network, the Internet, smart libraries, medical clinics and schools accessible to a high standard.

outside of family and business recycling and composting 70 percent of the trash. The mind-set of shared responsibility to force businesses to offer higher than average wages, is launching a cottage industry and the voluntary work for environmental projects.

Paul Hawken, Natural Capitalism, he writes, Curitibanos solutions that are simple, fast, fun and cheap. Thus Curitibas profit from ordinary citizens on the flow of out-connected, interactive, solution developed under U.S. leadership imaginative flow of 600 mayors pledge to reduce global warming will do well if you begin to imitate

As Curitibas urban visionary Jaime Lerner was mayor in 1971 , editor of three non-sequential effect until 1992, this city has become a pioneering innovation incubator. The civil society flourished beyond expectations.

an interview Frontline World, Lerner said, I can say that the change is real change in the city – or a state or anywhere else – you must have the political will to see and solidaristic responsibility equation. And if you have a joint responsibility of the equation, if people understand the ideas, know how to share.

Lerner, an architect, considers … The city is a structure that serves human settlements and economic activity. The problem, he believes, lies in the fact that … Most countries have a much more important than human economic activity. In addition, Lerner believes that the city is not a problem but the solution, because this city is an answer to everything: work, home, transportation.

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