Model of Sustainability

Come in and check out the new library display on Curitiba, Brazil, a city that is an internationally-recognized model for sustainability in both urban design and environmental practices. Also learn more about the city by watching "City of Dreams"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hRD3l3rlMpo
(above photo: Mayor and urban planner Jamie Lerner designed the Jardim Botanico in 1992. Previously the site of a dump, today the garden is one of the city's most popular attractions. Children from low-income families earn money by tending the flowers.)