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ReInventing The World (Series)
Cities
Is "sustainable cities" an oxymoron or can they be made to work?
50 minutes
DVD-R version available
Color
Closed Captioned
Grade Level: 7-12, College, Adult
US Release Date: 2000
Copyright Date: 2000
ISBN (VHS): 1-56029-837-5
ISBN (DVD): 1-59458-273-4
Directed by David Springbett & Heather MacAndrew
Produced by Asterisk Productions, Ltd.
Host & Narrator: Des Kennedy
Produced in association with Vision TV
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As the world's cities grow and resources shrink, will we be able to live sustainably with the earth - and with each other? Can we take care of people and the environment? A community watershed project in Sao Paolo, Brazil shows us how. Can urban planning be a win-win for everyone?
This program looks at what sustainability means in locations as diverse as East L.A., Sao Paolo, and Curitiba, Brazil, Vancouver and Portland. Jane Jacobs, Bill McKibben, Bill Rees, California senator Martha Escutia, and John Ryan offer their ideas on what living sustainably in the world's cities means.
The other programs in the series are:
Work & Time - A program about stress. How we can overcome being over-worked and out of time.
Food - Devising a sustainable food system -- one that is healthy, accessible, and affordable.
The DVD version of this program is recorded on DVD-R which is not compatible with some older DVD players. See the new DVD page for more details.
Awards:
Selected One of the Best Science Films from the Past Five Years, Science Books & Films
Equinox Environmental Film Festival
Related Subjects:
Air Pollution
American Studies
Brazil
Canadian Studies
Community
Consumerism
Developing World
Environment
Fresh Water
Geography
Globalization
Latin American Studies
Macrohistorical Dynamics
Pollution
Population
Social Psychology
Sociology
Solutions
Urban and Regional Planning
Related Titles:
Cultivating Change: Garden tour that proves that growing food can be an avenue to social change.
Economics: Economics and its relation to social change and our lifestyles.
ReInventing the World II: Two 50-minute videos that offer practical solutions to the big problems affecting all of us.
Community by Design: Good design of houses and neighborhoods builds community.
Reclaiming Community: Communities in Toronto and Oakland take back and revitalize public spaces.
The Boundaries of Change: Cities cope with changing demographics.
Maps with Teeth: Bioregional mapping by locals communicates a sense of place and regional identity.
Subdivide and Conquer: Suburban sprawl: causes and remedies.
The Ecological Footprint: Dr. Mathis Wackernagel introduces the Ecological Footprint, a resource accounting tool that measures human demand on the Earth.
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