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20 Cards in this Set
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what is the case study for squatter settlements?
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The Favela-Bairro Project
Rio de Janeiro's Favelas |
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where is Rio de Janeiro?
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South east Brazil
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how many squatter setlements/favelas does it have?
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about 600
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how many people do the favelas house?
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one fifth of the city's population, more than 1 million people
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when did the favela-bairro project begin?
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1995
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was it successful?
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yes. It has been suggested as a model for other similar projects
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how many people from the favelas does it involve?
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253000 people in 73 favelas
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how much did the local authority fund?
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40% of it, which is $300 million
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where did the other 60% come from?
hint: IADB |
international organisation - Inter-American Development Bank
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what areas did the project improve?
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social, economic, environmental
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social: what did they do to help parents/children?
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day care centres and after school schemes while parents at work
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social: how did they improve adult literacy?
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adult education literacy classes
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social: who did they supply services for?
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people with drug, alcohol addiction and domestic violence
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economic: what did they do about the legality of the homes?
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they are letting residents apply to legally own their home
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economic: how have they tried to help people earn more?
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training schemes to help people learn new skills to get better jobs with better pay
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environmental: what has been done with wooden homes and homes on steep slopes?
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they have been removed from steep slopes and wooden homes have been rebuilt with brick
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environmental: what have they done to the streets?
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widened and paved streets
more accessible (to emergency services) |
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environmental: what have they done about lack of basic services?
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supplied clean water, electricity, weekly rubbish collection
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how has the community been involved?
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residents decide on improvements
neighbourhood associations to communicate with residents on decisions new services staffed by residents providing income and skills |
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how have the favelas been improved?
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standard of living and health improved
property values of the project have increased by 80-120% number of local businesses doubled |
