Urban planning The favela Bairro Project Big question

Urban planning – The favela Bairro Project Big question 1. How many favelas are there in Rio? 2. How many people live in favelas in Rio? 3. Name three things that could be improved in favelas to improve quality of life 4. Name one thing that could be improved in favelas to improve standard of living 5. What is a Police pacify unit?

Urban planning – The favela Bairro Project Big question 1. How many favelas are there in Rio? Over 1000 2. How many people live in favelas in Rio? Over 1. 5 million people 3. Name three things that could be improved in favelas to improve quality of life Schools, healthcare, sewage and water supply, crime rates, accessibility (roads and cable cars) litter and rubbish, quality of buildings, protection from landslides 4. Name one thing that could be improved in favelas to improve standard of living Access to employment, quality of education, unemployment, access to credit (loans) 5. What is a Police pacify unit? An armed police unit to reduce drug crime in favelas

Learning aim: To investigate an example of an urban improvement project in Rio ‘so that’ you can evaluate its effectiveness Success criteria I can recap the key features of the favela Bairro project I can evaluate the effectiveness of the project and improving quality of life

Direct Vocabulary Instruction Evaluate to judge or determine the significance, worth, or quality of something

Favela Bairro project - Rio For an urban planning strategy in an NEE city evaluate the effectiveness of the project at improving quality of life for the urban poor [9 marks]

Positive features of the Favela Bairro project A C B E D G H F I

Positive features of the Favela Bairro project A C B Hillsides secured Better water supply E D G Health centres Cable car system Improved schools H Paved and named roads Police pacify units F Access to bank credit I Improved sewage

Problems of the favela Bairro project $1 billion budget too small Some residents lack skills to improve housing Drug gangs move to unimproved favelas Services are not being maintained Education and employment are still poor

The favela Barrio project Give a score out of 13 for memory recall 1. Hillsides secured prevents __________ 2. Better water supply means _______ 3. Police Pacify units mean _______ 4. Health centres mean ________ 5. Access to bank credit means _________ 6. Cable car system means _______ 7. Paved and named roads means _______ 8. Improved sewage system means ________ 9. Budget of $1 billion means ________ 10. Education and employment is still poor means _____ 11. Services are not being maintained means ______ 12. Drug gangs move to new favelas means ______ 13. Some residents lack building skills means _____

The favela Barrio project 1. Hillsides secured prevents landslides destroying homes 2. Better water supply means better hygiene and less time wasted collecting water 3. Police Pacify units mean less drug crime and safer streets 4. Health centres mean better treatment reducing illness and raising life expectancy 5. Access to bank credit means people can get money to improve homes 6. Cable car system means easy and quick access to jobs 7. Paved and named roads means better access and can get mail to homes 8. Improved sewage system means less smell and less disease spreading 9. Budget of $1 billion means not all favelas can be improved 10. Education and employment is still poor means many people still live in poverty 11. Services are not being maintained means new services are breaking down 12. Drug gangs move to new favelas means crime spreads to new areas 13. Some residents lack building skills means they struggle to improve homes

For an urban planning strategy in an NEE country evaluate the effectiveness of the project at improving quality of life for the urban poor [9 marks] Point Evidence The Favela Bairro project is ________ It is designed to improve _________ Social improvements include ________ (x 2) Evidence These improve quality of life because _______ Economic improvements include ______ (x 2) Explain These improve quality of life because _____ Evidence Other improvements include __________ (as many as you can) Explain These improve quality of life because ________ Point However there are problems with some aspects of the scheme Evidence These include ________ (x 3) This is not so good for quality of life because ________ Overall I think the Favela Bairro project is _______effective because ______ Explain Overall

The Favela Bairro project is a site and service scheme put in place by Rio’s authorities to help solve the terrible quality of life problems faced by the residents of Rio’s 1000+ favelas with their 1. 5 million inhabitants An example is the Complexo do Almero favela. One social improvement is that water supply and sewage drainage have been improved for many, meaning they no longer have to walk down step slopes to collect water or live in rat infested conditions due to open sewers. This improves hygiene and sanitation, and reduces the incidence of diseases like Cholera that often spread through the crowded favelas. This reduces illness and raises life expectancy. Another social improvement is armed Police Pacify units patrol the streets dealing with the armed drug gangs that are very common in favelas. This reduces the amount of drug related violent crime, persuades young people not to join gangs, and makes the streets safer for the average person, helping to reduce the 20 per 1000 person murder rate. An economic benefit is a cable car system which now means people can quickly get to the Centro, a journey that would have taken them hours previously. This allows people to gain employment or look for work more easily, providing them with opportunities to gain income and improve their standard of living.

Another economic benefit is that residents are also lent credit from banks to improve their homes. Banks rarely lend money to favela dwellers otherwise. This allows them to buy the materials they need and gives them a better living environment and quality of life for them and their families. Other improvements include better healthcare facilities which reduces levels of ill health, and improves life expectancy which is as low as 45 years in some of the worse favelas. Improved schooling helps to keep kids out of gangs, and gives them better life chances in the future by improving access to employment, raising incomes and standard of living. However, there are still some problems with the project as the 1$ funding is no-where near enough to improve all the favelas, meaning many people do not benefit from the project. In addition, some of the new infrastructure is not being maintained, meaning it will eventually stop functioning and people will be back to the conditions they were once faced with. Also education is still not good enough so many do not gain the skills and qualifications they need to improve their quality of life. Overall the project has had many successes and is fairly effective, but in order to be fully effective it needs greater funding to provide the full range of housing and services people need. Added to this, the massive numbers of people involved (1. 5 million +) means it is almost impossible to improve quality of life sufficiently for everyone in Rio’s favelas through this one scheme.