The provincial capital of Curitiba, Brazil, a city of several million with a huge needy population, against all odds, has turn out to be a self-sustaining globe-class model of metropolitan management.
1st class examples contain Curitiba’s quick efficient bus method, pedestrian-only downtown streets, low income housing, network of parks and lakes, net savvy libraries, accessible well being clinics and schools with high standards.
In addition, families and businesses recycle and compost 70 percent of their trash. A mind-set of co-responsibility compels companies to offer higher than average wages, launching cottage business and volunteering to work on environmental projects.