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Binding: DVDFormat: NTSC Label: Maria Vaz Photography, Del Bello Pictures Languages: Manufacturer: Maria Vaz Photography, Del Bello Pictures Publisher: Maria Vaz Photography, Del Bello Pictures Release Date: March 21, 2007 Running Time: 52 minutes Studio: Maria Vaz Photography, Del Bello Pictures Editorial Review: Amazon.com: Cities should be a solution not a problem for human beings. The city of Curitiba has demonstrated for the past 40 years how to transform problems into cost-effective solutions that can be applied in most cities around the world. A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil is an informative, inspirational documentary aimed at sharing ideas to provoke environment-friendly and cost-effective changes in cities worldwide. The documentary focuses on innovations in transportation, recycling, social benefits including affordable housing, seasonal parks, and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the most livable cities in the world. A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil includes exclusive interviews from world renowned Curitiba's mayors Jaime Lerner and Cassio Tanigushi, as well as other brilliant minds who made Curitiba a world class model. In a time of so many inconveniences, it's good to know of places where things are done conveniently right. This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Courage to ChangeEnvironmental changes you always hoped could happen are documented in this delightful, enlightening film. Take an ordinary, not-so-beautiful, not-so-successful, non-environmentally positive town and think. A vision to improve in 3 major areas became reality; public and private transportation were revamped, housing created and improved, and recycling became a matter of public pride. Beautiful parks were created on top of blighted areas and dumps. The city of Curitiba became a destination ... Read More Rating: - Great information Loved the Documentary, very good info and gives hope for solving major problems in an urban situation. Rating: - Curitiba Brazil is a Convenient Solution to Global Survival IssuesAs inflation rages in food and energy and housing, Curitiba Brazil shows that Government can increase real estate property tax revenues while increasing real estate values, build housing, employ the poor, develop employment in green industries, and build small home offices for middle classes and formerly unemployed . Amazingly the public parks eliminate flooding and provide green space ; and the public bus transportation serves the entire city; thereby, assisting all income sectors in the society to move ... Read More Rating: - A Convenient TruthEvery city plannner should see this. It shows what can be done to solve city problems of jobs, refuse, housing, transportation. Rating: - Inspiring FilmEach time I watch this film I find it inspiring. It shows what can be done to solve major problems (that are usually treated as intractable) through creativitiy and resourcefulness. With few financial resources, a big city's whole life is changed dramatically for the better. Housing, transportation, job training, rubbish collection, and poverty alleviation, are all tackled wholistically with tremendous results. I recommend this film be seen as widely as possible. |
