Curitiba, the Green City (State of Parana) - Jan 8-13, 2017
LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR CURITIBA:
At the end of our Curitiba field tour, students will be able to:
1. Articulate the key concepts in urban planning and transportation (ref. 10 smart growth principles).
2. Discuss the operation of the rapid bis transit system and how it differs from a modern subway.
3. Articulate the complexities of transit oriented development.
4. Discuss the specific impacts of municipal and region developmental policies on quality of urban life.
5. Articulate the impacts of foreign retirees on the local economy.
ACTIVITIES
i. January 8th: Check in. Relax till after lunch. Check out a number of different features of green infrastructure in Curitiba Centro. Include a stop at their mall.
ii. January 9th: meetings with local officials from the City and local university.
iii. January 10th: meetings with people from the city.
iv. January 11th: visit the local parks and waste management areas. Curitiba has an urban corridor that includes 5 parks along the river. We will check out their landscaping as well. We will be hosted by people from the parks department.
v. January 12th: Visit the coast by rail (serra Verde Expresss (see voucher below).
vi. January 13th: Leave for Iguacu
At the end of our Curitiba field tour, students will be able to:
1. Articulate the key concepts in urban planning and transportation (ref. 10 smart growth principles).
2. Discuss the operation of the rapid bis transit system and how it differs from a modern subway.
3. Articulate the complexities of transit oriented development.
4. Discuss the specific impacts of municipal and region developmental policies on quality of urban life.
5. Articulate the impacts of foreign retirees on the local economy.
ACTIVITIES
i. January 8th: Check in. Relax till after lunch. Check out a number of different features of green infrastructure in Curitiba Centro. Include a stop at their mall.
ii. January 9th: meetings with local officials from the City and local university.
iii. January 10th: meetings with people from the city.
iv. January 11th: visit the local parks and waste management areas. Curitiba has an urban corridor that includes 5 parks along the river. We will check out their landscaping as well. We will be hosted by people from the parks department.
v. January 12th: Visit the coast by rail (serra Verde Expresss (see voucher below).
vi. January 13th: Leave for Iguacu
Serra Verde Express Coast Tour - Jan 12th.pdf | |
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ASSIGNED WORK FOR BLOG
Watch videos 1, 2 and 4 from this page and do a three to five page discussion of all the sustainable features you see in Curitiba. Start by doing a summary of each video in about half a page or so (each), then go into the discussion of the features. Include your thoughts. Your discussion must be posted by the end of the day on November 30th, 2016.
The following short documentaries will help prepare you for this part of the trip:
1. Sustainable development in Brasil - Curitiba (21 mins)
2. The smartest city - learning from Curitiba (29 mins)
3. Brasil cleans up favelas ahead of World Cup (10 mins)
4. Urban planning in Brasil - (15 min TED talk featuring the architect from Curitiba, Jaime Lerner)
5. Future city design elements (not Curitiba): 18 mins
Watch videos 1, 2 and 4 from this page and do a three to five page discussion of all the sustainable features you see in Curitiba. Start by doing a summary of each video in about half a page or so (each), then go into the discussion of the features. Include your thoughts. Your discussion must be posted by the end of the day on November 30th, 2016.
The following short documentaries will help prepare you for this part of the trip:
1. Sustainable development in Brasil - Curitiba (21 mins)
2. The smartest city - learning from Curitiba (29 mins)
3. Brasil cleans up favelas ahead of World Cup (10 mins)
4. Urban planning in Brasil - (15 min TED talk featuring the architect from Curitiba, Jaime Lerner)
5. Future city design elements (not Curitiba): 18 mins
FLIGHTS:
Sunday, January 8th, 2017: LATAM Airline (Flight 3859, from Rio, GIG [FLT 3859, depart 9:35 am] to CWB [arrive 11:03 am]). Duration: 1 hr 30 mins. depart for Iguacu, via Sao Paolo on January 13th (10am).
ACCOMMODATION
Lancaster Hotel
Address: Rua Voluntarios da Patria, 91,
Curitiba City Centre, Curitiba,
CEP 80020000, Brazil
Phone: 011 55 41 3301 8953
HOSPITAL
Hospital Infantil Pequeno Principe
Des. Motta 1070, Curitiba, PR, 80250-060
Phone: +55 (41) 3310-1010
ATTORNEYS
Barcellos Baldo Advocacia
Rua Comendador Araújo 499, 10° andar, Curitiba, PR, 80420-000
Phone: +55 (41) 2106-6735
Sunday, January 8th, 2017: LATAM Airline (Flight 3859, from Rio, GIG [FLT 3859, depart 9:35 am] to CWB [arrive 11:03 am]). Duration: 1 hr 30 mins. depart for Iguacu, via Sao Paolo on January 13th (10am).
ACCOMMODATION
Lancaster Hotel
Address: Rua Voluntarios da Patria, 91,
Curitiba City Centre, Curitiba,
CEP 80020000, Brazil
Phone: 011 55 41 3301 8953
HOSPITAL
Hospital Infantil Pequeno Principe
Des. Motta 1070, Curitiba, PR, 80250-060
Phone: +55 (41) 3310-1010
ATTORNEYS
Barcellos Baldo Advocacia
Rua Comendador Araújo 499, 10° andar, Curitiba, PR, 80420-000
Phone: +55 (41) 2106-6735
Other photos highlighting Curitiba's Rapid Transit System