Discussion:
Review the articles:
Green Planet Monitor- Brazil’s Green City by Anil Mundra
Greenbuilding Brasil Conference Introduces LEED-UP: Favelas as Models of Urban Sustainability
Sustainable City – Curitiba, Brazil by fedwards
Respond to the following question:
Perhaps investigating a sustainable city might help us to better understand sustainability.
Consider the differences between the favelas (slums) of some South American cities to Curitiba.
What can we learn from Curitiba about what it takes to make a city sustainable?
How can we get from favela to sustainable community?