Habitat

Human habitat is any place where humans live. In the past most habitats were rural and posed relatively simple problems. At the moment, the human race is posing entirely new, and often complex problems. This film describes some of these problems and suggests some solutions

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Credits

production company

National Film Board of Canada

United Nations Films

Duration

00:13:00:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1976

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

321118

Language

English

Subject categories

Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Population density

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization - Environmental aspects

Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United Nations

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human ecology

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Population density

Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1976

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