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|BRAZIL| Air Pollution in Curitiba and São Paulo City |
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by Luiz Bispo | 09-09-2015 08:26
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The main reason of air pollution in Brazil is due to the rapid population growing and also the fast increasing of urbanization. According to the World Bank, the most polluted cities of the country are São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Belo Horizonte and Curitiba. Among those cities, Curitiba is the one that most seek a sustainable development. In 1970, Curitiba was the city that most grow in terms of population and infrastructure. The Curitiba government intended to mitigate the increase of cars in the city. Therefore, strategies were applied such as: construction of better public bus track, the launch of extra large buses for high density routes. As a result of the strategies, Curitiba city fóssil fuel and air pollution was reduced. São Paulo city is the second largest city in Latin America, behing Mexico city. The city faces the same problem. The traffic increases significantly every year and so pollution also increase. In 1989, 50% of city smog come from industries and the other 50% from cars emission. In 1990, the pecentage was 10% and 90% respectively. Currently, the main reason is still because of cars. Source: Corrosion Doctors |
   
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13 Comments
it is a good thing that they are trying to come up with solutions especially on the public transport. i hope they will be able to come up with new solutions on the use of personal cars.
Posted 17-09-2015 23:29
Luiz, I read your other post! It was very interesting! :) Thanks for sharing
Posted 10-09-2015 12:38
Woaw this is bad!
Thank you for sharing really interesting information!
And hope actions are taken!
Great job Luiz
Posted 10-09-2015 01:34
Rahul, thanks for the comment. Indeed, that is a shame. Lets keep working green to solve the problem. =)
Posted 10-09-2015 00:33
Harmanjot, thanks for your comment. That is true. Public transport is one of the solutions. =) Lets use it! =)
Posted 10-09-2015 00:32
Rohan, thanks for your wishes. =)
Posted 10-09-2015 00:30
Thanks for sharing the information mate. Sad to know the most polluted city being on Brazil.
All the best for minimization efforts
Posted 09-09-2015 23:00
Yes,cars indeed contribute to air pollution in a huge way,as mentioned in your report.We can use public transport instead,which can help reduce pollution.Thanks for reporting.
Posted 09-09-2015 19:42
Cars are a big cause of air pollution worldwide. Many emission norms have been introduced & they have controlled it a bit but still lot is still yet to be done.
I hope that corrective measures are duly taken & the Air quality improves in Brazil.
Posted 09-09-2015 13:56
Yuna, I will research something about that and I plan to write for you guys. =) Thanks for the comment! =D
Posted 09-09-2015 13:25
You are right Arushi. Thanks for the comment. =)
Posted 09-09-2015 13:16
Rapid urbanisation and population growth is the main cause of air pollution in many cities globally . 90% of emission in Sao Paulo is from cars!!!. That's a big chunk....Govt must put measures to discourage cars on the road by promoting or incentivising the use of public transport , also may be by increasing the fuel price etc.
Thanks for sharing , Luiz.
Posted 09-09-2015 11:48
Thanks for sharing your information :) my Brazilian friend also told me about population growth in sao Paulo... I heard it's pretty serious problem..
anyways were there any campaigns or regulations in your city for the pollution? :D
Posted 09-09-2015 11:06