Closed Captioned
Grades 7-12, College, Adult
Directed by David Springbett and Heather MacAndrew
Produced by Asterisk Productions, Ltd.
DVD Purchase $79, Rent $45
US Release Date: 2000
Copyright Date: 2000
DVD ISBN: 1-59458-273-4
VHS ISBN: 1-56029-837-5
Subjects
Air Pollution
American Studies
Brazil
Canadian Studies
Community
Consumerism
Developing World
Environment
Geography
Globalization
International Studies
Latin American Studies
Local Economies
Pollution
Population
Social Psychology
Sociology
Sustainable Development
Urban Studies
Urban and Regional Planning
Water
Awards and Festivals
Selected One of the Best Science Films from the Past Five Years, Science Books & Films
Equinox Environmental Film Festival
Cities
Is "sustainable cities" an oxymoron or can they be made to work?
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As the world's cities grow and resources shrink, will we be able to live sustainably with the earth - and with each other? Can we take care of people and the environment? A community watershed project in Sao Paolo, Brazil shows us how. Can urban planning be a win-win for everyone?
This program looks at what sustainability means in locations as diverse as East L.A., Sao Paolo, and Curitiba, Brazil, Vancouver and Portland. Jane Jacobs, Bill McKibben, Bill Rees, California senator Martha Escutia, and John Ryan offer their ideas on what living sustainably in the world's cities means.
The other programs in the series are:
Work and Time - A program about stress. How we can overcome being over-worked and out of time.
Food - Devising a sustainable food system -- one that is healthy, accessible, and affordable.