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The urban explosion / a Screenscope production in association with South Carolina ETV ; producer, Marilyn Weiner ; director/writer, Hal Weiner.
Penn Museum Library - Desk DVD HT241 .U724 1999
Available
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Journey to planet earth. Season one.
- Journey to planet earth. Season one
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- National Book Committee.
- Urban ecology (Sociology).
- Environmental degradation.
- Cities and towns--Growth--Cross-cultural studies.
- Cities and towns.
- Environmental conditions.
- Cities and towns--Growth.
- Cross-cultural studies.
- Mexico City (Mexico)--Environmental conditions.
- Mexico City (Mexico).
- Istanbul (Turkey)--Environmental conditions.
- Istanbul (Turkey).
- Shanghai (China)--Environmental conditions.
- Shanghai (China).
- New York (N.Y.)--Environmental conditions.
- New York (N.Y.).
- New York (State)--New York.
- Genre:
- Television series.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Documentary television programs.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (57 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Screenscope, [1999]
- Language Note:
- Closed-captioned.
- System Details:
- DVD; Hi-fi, stereo.
- digital
- optical
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- This film "journeys to four mega-cities to investigate a major challenge of the 21st century: how to shelter and sustain the world's exploding urban population without destroying the delicate balance of our environment"--Container. Locations: Mexico City, Istanbul, Shanghai, and New York City.
- Credits:
- Cinematographer, Denis Boni ; editors, Ralph Quattrucci, Judith Herbert ; narrator, Kelly McGillis ; music, Frank Ferrucci.
- Notes:
- Originally broadcast as a segment of the public television series, Journey to planet earth.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the George Clapp Vaillant Book Fund.
- OCLC:
- 62628502
- Publisher Number:
- JTPE 1002
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