Urban Spaces Sustainability. Applied Study to Curitiba’s Central District—Brazil

Abstract

Curitiba’s Central District is an active area, a centrality that has a concentration of metropolitan services and cultural offerings, with great access to public transport. It is undergoing constant changes in land use and occupation designed to lead to sustainability, social justice, ecological stability and economic prosperity. This analysis of the Curitiba’s Central District is based on the inventory of the natural system, the anthropic system and the urban metabolism in the light of the Sustainable Development Goals—SDG-, specifically the Goal Nº.11 “Sustainable Cities and Communities”. Curitiba’s Central District, a center of historical origin recognized by legal norms, is undergoing urban renewal processes that can lead to sustainability in different aspects: the uncovering of urban rivers, as a water management and public space project, as well as the provision of new housing, public spaces and mobility services, along with the local supply of vital resources and better waste management. Central District is in the process of taking advantage of its symbolic and functional relevance to reinvent itself and reach the ideal of “Curitiba, sustainable city”.