| View Larger Image | A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil | DVD-RDirected By: Giovanni Vaz Del Bello
Also With: Giovanni Vaz Del Bello (Writer), Maria Terezinha Vaz (Producer), Maria Terezinha Vaz (Writer)
| List Price: | $25.00 | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD-R | | Run Time: | 52 minutes | | Studio: | Maria Vaz Photography, Del Bello Pictures | | Number of Discs: | | | Release Date: | March 21, 2007 | | Sales Rank: | 19,174th |
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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. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 5.0 based on 13 reviews)
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Look to Curitiba! by P.K. Ryan (Albany, NY USA)  4 Stars
February 15, 2009
This is a very educational DVD for anyone interested in Urban Planning, sustainability, the "green" movement, etc. The documentary covers the transformation of the city of Curitiba, Brazil from a poor, backward city into what they now regard as one of the most livable cities in the world. The filmmakers talk to the city mayor, along with the planners, architects and citizens who helped to implement these innovative urban solutions to the common problems of the modern, urban world. The issues covered include public transportation, recycling, affordable housing and landscape modification. Such innovations like special lanes exclusively for efficient buses, buying trash from citizens to clean up the favelas, and turning dangerous flood plains into modified public parks(not to mention using sheep to trim the grass!) are some of the interesting policies that Curitiba has utilized. I also found notable that the entire project was done with a focus on job creation, that is they made a concerted effort to put as many citizens to work as possible, encouraged entrepreneurship, and offered various types of education and job training for citizens.
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a must see by Andree S. Thompson (Berkeley, Ca USA)  5 Stars
October 18, 2008
This is one of the most inspirational, hopeful stories about environmental and community justice issues that's out there. We need this kind of hope to help combat all the doom/gloom reality. See it and be glad for such creative politicians and thinkers in the world to learn from .
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Inspiring Urban Planning by Philo (Honolulu, Hawaii) 5 Stars
September 18, 2008
When governments such as the municipal government of Curticiba in Brazil have limited funds, governments can still be effective. This is a fantastic overview of how a city can be green and cutting edge in transportation without much economic cost. See why many municipalities have looked to Curticiba as a model of urban resilliance.
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Is a must see movie by Jesus G. Ochoa Cardenas 5 Stars
September 09, 2008
This movie, explain us how societies can develope on an autosuficient and ecological way, it`s amazing how they solve Curitiba`s grow. Everybody should see this movie.
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Courage to Change by Wyepacket (California, United States) 5 Stars
September 05, 2008
Environmental 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 instead of a place to pass through.
You look at the figures involved in these fantastic changes and say, gee, they look like ordinary people, and yet this whole thing is pure genius!
Then the whine is, Why Can't We Do This In The USA? Is it the bureaucracies? Is it too big an idea for us? It can't be the money -- the project's leaders tell how the projects became self-sufficient and paid for themselves in a short time.
I'm a teacher in Adult Education, where adults receive a High School Diploma (accredited) (not a GED) and I am incorporating this DVD in classes of Economics, Geography, Sociology, and Earth Science. The more people who see it and are inspired by it, the better. I recommend it to everyone on the planet.
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