Urban Spaces Sustainability. Applied
Study to Curitiba’s Central
District—Brazil
Ana María Osorio Guzmán, Fabio André Chedid Sivestre,
Jéssica Sayuri Yamamura, Marina Klug Heinzen and Nathália Alves Frazon
Abstract Curitiba’s Central District is an active area, a centrality that has a concentration of metropolitan services and cultural offerings, with great access to public
transport. It is undergoing constant changes in land use and occupation designed
to lead to sustainability, social justice, ecological stability and economic prosperity.
This analysis of the Curitiba’s Central District is based on the inventory of the natural
system, the anthropic system and the urban metabolism in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals—SDG-, specifically the Goal Nº.11 “Sustainable Cities and
Communities”. Curitiba’s Central District, a center of historical origin recognized by
legal norms, is undergoing urban renewal processes that can lead to sustainability in
different aspects: the uncovering of urban rivers, as a water management and public
space project, as well as the provision of new housing, public spaces and mobility
services, along with the local supply of vital resources and better waste management.
Central District is in the process of taking advantage of its symbolic and functional
relevance to reinvent itself and reach the ideal of “Curitiba, sustainable city”.
Keywords Cultural heritage · Urban environment · Urban mobility · Public
space · Housing
1 Introduction: Sustainability of Urban Spaces
Urbanization is a phenomenon of interest in the context of a globalized world where
much is determined by the decisions taken by cities, and where the metropolitan
areas are the key geographic units in economic development that show a constant
growth. The impact of globalization and urbanization is often seen in the areas of the
city that are valued as cultural heritage. In the case of Curitiba, the cultural heritage
area is an active and connected area—a centrality—that suffers changes in land use
and occupation, related to commercial establishments that once were luxurious, and
A. M. Osorio Guzmán (B) · F. A. C. Sivestre · J. S. Yamamura · M. K. Heinzen · N. A. Frazon
School of Architecture and Design, Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Rua Imaculada
Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, Curitiba, PR 215-901, Brazil
e-mail: anamariaosorio116@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities and Sustainable Communities:
Meeting the Goals of the Agenda 2030, World Sustainability Series,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30306-8_28
465
Study to Curitiba’s Central
District—Brazil
Ana María Osorio Guzmán, Fabio André Chedid Sivestre,
Jéssica Sayuri Yamamura, Marina Klug Heinzen and Nathália Alves Frazon
Abstract Curitiba’s Central District is an active area, a centrality that has a concentration of metropolitan services and cultural offerings, with great access to public
transport. It is undergoing constant changes in land use and occupation designed
to lead to sustainability, social justice, ecological stability and economic prosperity.
This analysis of the Curitiba’s Central District is based on the inventory of the natural
system, the anthropic system and the urban metabolism in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals—SDG-, specifically the Goal Nº.11 “Sustainable Cities and
Communities”. Curitiba’s Central District, a center of historical origin recognized by
legal norms, is undergoing urban renewal processes that can lead to sustainability in
different aspects: the uncovering of urban rivers, as a water management and public
space project, as well as the provision of new housing, public spaces and mobility
services, along with the local supply of vital resources and better waste management.
Central District is in the process of taking advantage of its symbolic and functional
relevance to reinvent itself and reach the ideal of “Curitiba, sustainable city”.
Keywords Cultural heritage · Urban environment · Urban mobility · Public
space · Housing
1 Introduction: Sustainability of Urban Spaces
Urbanization is a phenomenon of interest in the context of a globalized world where
much is determined by the decisions taken by cities, and where the metropolitan
areas are the key geographic units in economic development that show a constant
growth. The impact of globalization and urbanization is often seen in the areas of the
city that are valued as cultural heritage. In the case of Curitiba, the cultural heritage
area is an active and connected area—a centrality—that suffers changes in land use
and occupation, related to commercial establishments that once were luxurious, and
A. M. Osorio Guzmán (B) · F. A. C. Sivestre · J. S. Yamamura · M. K. Heinzen · N. A. Frazon
School of Architecture and Design, Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR), Rua Imaculada
Conceição 1155, Prado Velho, Curitiba, PR 215-901, Brazil
e-mail: anamariaosorio116@gmail.com
© Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2020
W. Leal Filho et al. (eds.), Universities and Sustainable Communities:
Meeting the Goals of the Agenda 2030, World Sustainability Series,
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-30306-8_28
465