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Nova. High-risk high-rise / written by Larry Klein ; edited by Robert Kirwan ; producer, Caitlin Saks.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Skyscrapers.
- Tall buildings.
- Tall buildings--Safety measures.
- Genre:
- Documentary television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (54 minutes)
- Other Title:
- High-risk high-rise
- Place of Publication:
- Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2022.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Every year, hundreds of new skyscrapers are built around the globe. As nations vie for prestige, these shimmering towers are rising higher and higher. But for all their impressive engineering, are these buildings safe? Can we be sure how they will hold up in earthquakes, fires, and other potential disasters? What have-or haven't-we learned from past tragedies?
- Participant:
- Narrator, Jay O. Sanders.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 11, 2022).
- OCLC:
- 1309919870
- Publisher Number:
- ASP5202774/marc
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