Episode of Series “Man builds - man destroys”.
The automobile is a serious polluter of the air and a major interruption to urban activities. So planners are looking at ways to change or limit the use of the conventional automobile in large cities, and to ease mass transit flow. Features William Lear’s 1975 steam car, a representative of the US EPA and John Esposito from the Ralph Nader Center for Study of Responsive Law, and Helen Leavitt, author of “Super-highway, super hoax”.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
001711
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Air - Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Pollution - Environmental aspects
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Automobiles - Design and construction
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Motor vehicles
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Traffic flow
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban transportation
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Automobiles - Social aspects
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)