Episode of Series “Altered Environment Series”.
American cities have grown outwards, due to the appearance of unlimited land resources. Now questions are being asked about the environmental destruction resulting from urban sprawl. This film involves students in an analysis of the factors that must be considered in the design of cities
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
321746
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - United States
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Architecture - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Crafts & Visual Arts → Architecture - Environmental aspects
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)