City under pressure

Canada, 1965

Film
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A case study of municipal government and the influence of citizens acting as a group. The study is of Edmonton, Canada, but the problems shown are common to many cities - urban renewal, traffic congestion, zoning etc. Listens in on discussion of these questions in Edmonton to provide ground for further discussion by the audience.

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Credits

director

Theodore Conant

producer

Frank Spiller

production company

National Film Board of Canada

Duration

00:17:25:00

Production places
Canada
Production dates
1965

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

320388

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Urban beautification

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Edmonton (Alta.)

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban beautification

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban transportation

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Politics and government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Citizen participation

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community power

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Local government

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Local government - Canada

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban beautification

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal

Places → Cities and towns - Canada

Places → Edmonton (Alta.)

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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