Description |
1 videodisc (DVD) (approximately 50 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in |
Series |
ReInventing the world |
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ReInventing the world.
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Summary |
Summary: Discusses the effects of the world's increasing urban population on the environment and on our quality of life. Addresses issues such as transportation, urban sprawl, socioeconomic divisions, and pollution. Looks at what sustainability means in locations as diverse as East L.A., Vancouver, Portland, and Saõ Paulo and Curitiba, Brazil. Includes commentary by Jane Jacobs, Bill McKibben, Bill Rees, California senator Martha Escutia, and John Ryan |
Notes |
"Produced by Asterisk Productions Ltd." |
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"Is 'sustainable cities' an oxymoron or can they be made to work?"--Container |
Credits |
Directors/producers: David Springbett, Heather MacAndrew ; writers, Heather MacAndrew, Des Kennedy |
Performer |
Narrator, Des Kennedy |
Notes |
Colour recording system: NTSC, DVD-R |
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Closed-captioned |
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Available for Deakin University staff and students only |
Subject |
Community development, Urban.
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Urban ecology (Sociology)
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Sustainable development.
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Genre/Form |
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Video recordings.
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Author |
Springbett, David.
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MacAndrew, Heather.
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Kennedy, Des, 1945-
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Asterisk Productions.
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Bullfrog Films.
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ISBN |
1594582734 |
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