A case study of municipal government and the influence of citizens acting as a group. The study is of Edmonton, Canada, but the problems shown are common to many cities - urban renewal, traffic congestion, zoning etc. Listens in on discussion of these questions in Edmonton to provide ground for further discussion by the audience.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320388
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Urban beautification
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Cities and towns - Canada
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → City and town life
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Edmonton (Alta.)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban beautification
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban renewal
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Urban transportation
Documentary → Documentary films - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Politics and government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Canada - Social conditions
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Citizen participation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City and town life
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community development, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Community power
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Local government
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Local government - Canada
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Sociology, Urban
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban beautification
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urban renewal
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)