Episode of Series “Man builds - man destroys”.
Raises the question of whether there is such a thing as an “optimum” world population, while looking closely at the town of Huntington on Long Island, one of the many satellite communities surrounding New York City. Presents the views on population of such noted authorities as Paul Ehrlich, Barry Commoner, Philip Hauser, Alan Guttmacher and Lincoln Day. Hosted by Don Pringle.
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ACMI Identifier
000340
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Population density
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Population policy
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Cities and towns - Growth
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Population
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Population density
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Population policy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → United Nations
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)