By Brian Barth, Source: Inhabitat

As the eyes of the world have turned to Curitiba, Brazil with the opening of the World Cup last week, there is another story that lies in the background of the country’s eighth largest metropolis. City planners consider Curitiba’s sustainability regime as one of the earliest and most successful experiments in sustainable urban development. Though it may be overshadowed by the fanfare of the World Cup, Curitiba’s approach to alternative transit, greenspace preservation, housing and waste management have become models for cities across the globe.

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