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Jaime Lerner: Sing a song of sustainable cities

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http://www.ted.com With maverick flair and a strategist's disdain for accepted wisdom, Jaime Lerner re-invented urban space in his native Curitiba, Brazil. Along the way he managed to revolutionize bus transit, awaken green consciousness in a populace accustomed to litter and blight, and change the way city planners and bureaucrats world-wide conceive what's possible within the tangled structure of the metropolitan landscape.

Channel: Nonprofits & Activism
Uploaded: November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am
Author: TEDtalksDirector

Length: 15:43
Rating: 4.67
Views: 7869

Tags: cities  culture  design  green  humor  Jaime  Lerner  sustainability  Ted  tedtalks  transportation  

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mgespinoza2003 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Excellent talk!
biggesthitter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
I see your point. I am sorry to hear of that. Still, one must consider that to make a living one must have good business. If his business made the city better then....good for him and good for the city. I enjoy the message regardless of the *fact* you mention.
flaviusnaor (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Eh eh, I live in curitiba. It's not THAT good. And for your knowledge, the Tubular Bustop here... Well, it is tubular because Lerner owned the only factory in town able to do a tubular glass they used on the tubular bustop... So, why make Lobby when you can make projects that benefit YOUR enterprise? Think about it ^^
c6gunner (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
"It's only convenient to have self driving cars if they have space to move around. If they are stuck in traffic it does no good."A massive benefit of self driving cars is that they wouldn't cause traffic jams in the first place. Most traffic problems are caused by human inefficiencies.
giovdb (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
It's only convenient to have self driving cars if they have space to move around. If they are stuck in traffic it does no good. And you don't have to descend 2 stories to access the tube stations. They are on the street just like a regular bus stop, except that it gives the effectiveness of the subway for one hundredth of the cost.Watch "A Convenient Truth: Urban Solutions from Curitiba, Brazil" if you want to know more about the city. Curitiba shows evolution of cities is a living reality.
boydism08 (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
Really inspiring. Major influence in my artwork.Thanks so much.
FGGTZORZ (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
This really made me think. I loved his talk. Great job.
biggesthitter (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
a truly revolutionary and healthy talk, I really enjoy Jaime Lerner's style of delivery and mental attitude.Attitude + Sustainability = Good Things, Real Good Things.
bamchel (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
bravo!!!!!!
bretecarmen (November 30, 1999 at 12:00 am)
super, this will be helpful at my future archi project, this man is AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAmazing

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