Urban Spaces Sustainability. Applied Study to Curitiba’s …
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7 Conclusion: The Active Role of the Central District
Towards Sustainability
Synthesis diagram by the authors.
The urban renewal of historical centers, places of functional and symbolic relevance, as is the case of the Central District of Curitiba, constitutes an opportunity
towards sustainability. Using an integral approach, the renewal of the Central District takes into consideration: its widely valued and legally protected cultural heritage;
the recovery of water quality and the morphology of urban rivers historically hidden
and polluted; the provision of social housing in idle buildings bringing families back
to the center and avoiding its deterioration; the improvement of the public transport
systems, bicycle and pedestrian roads; the design of a public space as a meeting
place; as well as the efficient management of solid waste, and the self-supply of
water, energy, food and building materials. The Central District can play an active
role as a representative place for Curitiba’s sustainability.
References
ANA (2010) Atlas de Aguas 2010. Agencia Nacional de Aguas. Retrieved from http://atlas.ana.
gov.br/Atlas/forms/analise/RegiaoMetropolitana.aspx?rme=7
ANA (2017) Atlas Esgotos. Despoluição de Bacias Hidrográficas. Agência
Nacional de Aguas. Retrieved from http://arquivos.ana.gov.br/imprensa/publicacoes/
ATLASeESGOTOSDespoluicaodeBaciasHidrograficas-ResumoExecutivo_livro.pdf
Barreto R (2010) O centro e a centralidade urbana—aproximações teóricas a um espaço em mutação.
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Bettini V (1998) Elementos de ecología urbana. Trotta, Valladolid
Bollmann H, Edwiges T (2008) Avaliação da qualidade das águas do Rio Belém, Curitiba-PR, com
o emprego de indicadores quantitativos e perceptivos. Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental, Curitiba
13:443–452. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-41522008000400013
CIH (2017) Atlas de Energia Solar do Estado do Paraná Centro Internacional de Hidroinformática.
Retrieved from http://atlassolarparana.com/
Camargo Ponce de León G (2005) Ciudad ecosistema: introducción a la ecología urbana. Universidad Piloto, DAMA, Bogotá
475
7 Conclusion: The Active Role of the Central District
Towards Sustainability
Synthesis diagram by the authors.
The urban renewal of historical centers, places of functional and symbolic relevance, as is the case of the Central District of Curitiba, constitutes an opportunity
towards sustainability. Using an integral approach, the renewal of the Central District takes into consideration: its widely valued and legally protected cultural heritage;
the recovery of water quality and the morphology of urban rivers historically hidden
and polluted; the provision of social housing in idle buildings bringing families back
to the center and avoiding its deterioration; the improvement of the public transport
systems, bicycle and pedestrian roads; the design of a public space as a meeting
place; as well as the efficient management of solid waste, and the self-supply of
water, energy, food and building materials. The Central District can play an active
role as a representative place for Curitiba’s sustainability.
References
ANA (2010) Atlas de Aguas 2010. Agencia Nacional de Aguas. Retrieved from http://atlas.ana.
gov.br/Atlas/forms/analise/RegiaoMetropolitana.aspx?rme=7
ANA (2017) Atlas Esgotos. Despoluição de Bacias Hidrográficas. Agência
Nacional de Aguas. Retrieved from http://arquivos.ana.gov.br/imprensa/publicacoes/
ATLASeESGOTOSDespoluicaodeBaciasHidrograficas-ResumoExecutivo_livro.pdf
Barreto R (2010) O centro e a centralidade urbana—aproximações teóricas a um espaço em mutação.
Cadernos: Curso de Doutoramento em Geografia FLUP 2:23–41. Retrieved from http://ler.letras.
up.pt/uploads/ficheiros/8280.pdf
Bettini V (1998) Elementos de ecología urbana. Trotta, Valladolid
Bollmann H, Edwiges T (2008) Avaliação da qualidade das águas do Rio Belém, Curitiba-PR, com
o emprego de indicadores quantitativos e perceptivos. Engenharia Sanitária e Ambiental, Curitiba
13:443–452. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-41522008000400013
CIH (2017) Atlas de Energia Solar do Estado do Paraná Centro Internacional de Hidroinformática.
Retrieved from http://atlassolarparana.com/
Camargo Ponce de León G (2005) Ciudad ecosistema: introducción a la ecología urbana. Universidad Piloto, DAMA, Bogotá