poor families in squatter settlements can go to
the neigbourhood centres once a week and
exchange their rubbish for food or/and bus tickets
Average income is now 66% higher than the
brazialian average
Money from industry goes to fund
hospitals, schools and daycare centres
'Citizen streets'
are in each district
are large yellow tubes which contain information
about enployment, welfare, housing issues etc
Economic factors
The average person only pays 10%
of their income on public transport
The public housing system created 50,000 homes
either built new or refurbished
this is ensured that everybody got
an affordable house which was safe
Concentration on non-polluting and high
tech industry which has helped to achieve
economic growth
Environmental factors
Bus rapid system
saves 7 million gallons of fuel per year, as people are
encouraged to use public transport
Green exchange project
the people who live in the squatter settlements cannot be
accessed by rubbish trucks, so the people are encouraged
to take their trash to the neigbourhood centres
this reduces rubbish build up in rivers and pathways etc