One-third of the world’s people live in the rural areas of the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Although industrial development programs have vastly improved life in the cities, Third World countries are now faced with the need to revitalize their rural societies. The question is how to accomplish that. Each of these nations now realizes it must find its own answers.
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In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
506972
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental policy - Developing countries
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food consumption - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Food supply - Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Rural-urban migration
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Rural
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)