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A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil
A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil

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Studio: Maria Vaz Photography, Del Bello Pictures
Category: DVD

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Avg. Customer Rating: 5.0 out of 5 stars 12 reviews
Sales Rank: 19699

Format: Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), Portuguese (Original Language)
Running Time: 52
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.3 x 0.6

UPC: 883629171593
ASIN: B000OONRSY

Release Date: March 21, 2007
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days

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Editorial Reviews:

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Cities should be a solution not a problem for human beings. The city of Curitiba has demonstrated for the past 40 years how to transform problems into cost-effective solutions that can be applied in most cities around the world.

A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil is an informative, inspirational documentary aimed at sharing ideas to provoke environment-friendly and cost-effective changes in cities worldwide. The documentary focuses on innovations in transportation, recycling, social benefits including affordable housing, seasonal parks, and the processes that transformed Curitiba into one of the most livable cities in the world.

A CONVENIENT TRUTH: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil includes exclusive interviews from world renowned Curitiba's mayors Jaime Lerner and Cassio Tanigushi, as well as other brilliant minds who made Curitiba a world class model.

In a time of so many inconveniences, it's good to know of places where things are done conveniently right.

This product is manufactured on demand using DVD-R recordable media. Amazon.com's standard return policy will apply.


Customer Reviews:   Read 7 more reviews...

5 out of 5 stars a must see   October 18, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This is one of the most inspirational, hopeful stories about environmental and community justice issues that's out there. We need this kind of hope to help combat all the doom/gloom reality. See it and be glad for such creative politicians and thinkers in the world to learn from .


5 out of 5 stars Inspiring Urban Planning   September 18, 2008
When governments such as the municipal government of Curticiba in Brazil have limited funds, governments can still be effective. This is a fantastic overview of how a city can be green and cutting edge in transportation without much economic cost. See why many municipalities have looked to Curticiba as a model of urban resilliance.


5 out of 5 stars Is a must see movie   September 9, 2008
This movie, explain us how societies can develope on an autosuficient and ecological way, it`s amazing how they solve Curitiba`s grow. Everybody should see this movie.


5 out of 5 stars Courage to Change   September 5, 2008
 4 out of 4 found this review helpful

Environmental changes you always hoped could happen are documented in this delightful, enlightening film.

Take an ordinary, not-so-beautiful, not-so-successful, non-environmentally positive town and think. A vision to improve in 3 major areas became reality; public and private transportation were revamped, housing created and improved, and recycling became a matter of public pride. Beautiful parks were created on top of blighted areas and dumps. The city of Curitiba became a destination instead of a place to pass through.

You look at the figures involved in these fantastic changes and say, gee, they look like ordinary people, and yet this whole thing is pure genius!

Then the whine is, Why Can't We Do This In The USA? Is it the bureaucracies? Is it too big an idea for us? It can't be the money -- the project's leaders tell how the projects became self-sufficient and paid for themselves in a short time.

I'm a teacher in Adult Education, where adults receive a High School Diploma (accredited) (not a GED) and I am incorporating this DVD in classes of Economics, Geography, Sociology, and Earth Science. The more people who see it and are inspired by it, the better. I recommend it to everyone on the planet.




5 out of 5 stars Great information   June 12, 2008
 1 out of 1 found this review helpful

Loved the Documentary, very good info and gives hope for solving major problems in an urban situation.

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