Sinking cities. Episode 4, Miami / producer, Kim Bondi ; series producer & director, Martin Pupp ; a Cineflix (Cities) Inc. production.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Bondi, Kim, producer.

Pupp, Martin, producer, director.

Cineflix Productions, production company.

Series:

The PBS Video Collection, Fifth Edition

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sea level--Florida--Miami.

Climatic changes--Florida--Miami.

City planning--Florida--Miami.

Municipal engineering--Florida--Miami.

Miami (Fla.).

Genre:

Documentary television programs.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (55 minutes)

Other Title:

Miami

Place of Publication:

Arlington, VA : Public Broadcasting Service, 2018.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Miami is beloved for its beaches and waterfront homes and businesses. See how engineers and planners are trying to protect Miami from rising seas and ever-more-frequent and violent storm surges that could destroy the city's tourist and business economy. Sinking Cities Most of the world's great cities stand on coastlines and rivers and today they are in grave danger. Billions of people are living in the face of disaster. As the earth warms, sea levels rise, and super-storms become more frequent and more intense, many major coastal cities will soon be under water. Sinking Cities is a fast-paced four-part series that shows how New York, London, Tokyo and Miami face similar and also individual dangers - and how they are preparing for the real-time impact of rising seas - devising colossal new construction projects, and groundbreaking solutions aimed at securing their infrastructure. Challenges include rising seas, stronger storms, heavier rainfall, flooding rivers, even tsunamis. Solutions require heavy engineering and changing minds. We meet the ambitious engineers, innovative researchers, and determined first responders - individuals who are determined to adapt these cities and ensure they survive. Sinking Cities is about the huge threat facing four global cities - and what is being done to save them.

Participant:

Narrated by Lisa Theodore.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed March 28, 2019).

OCLC:

1096472850