Curitiba, Brazil: A working example of sustainability within an urban context

Abstract

The creation of sustainable environ­ments, i.e. environments which are self-supporting (or can be supported with available resources), is develop­ing into an important goal for the planning professions. In this paper, an attempt is made to motivate the need for this approach within the urban context. The city of Curitiba, Brazil, is then described as a working example of a city that has reached the point where it is function­ing in a sustainable way.