Survival of spaceship earth

United States, 1972

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Fosters an understanding of the effects technological development and human population have had on the earth’s ecology. Features Hugh Downs, Margaret Mead, John D. Rockefeller III, Lady Barbara Ward Jackson, Harrison Brown, and Walter Orr Roberts. Narrated by Raymond Burr.

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Credits

producer/director

Dirk Summers

production company

United Productions of America

Duration

01:00:00:00

Production places

United States

Production dates

1972

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

010474

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Earth

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Ecology

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment - Social aspects

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection

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

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Population density

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Population policy

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - United States

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Environment - Social aspects

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

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Information technology - Social aspects

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978

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 → Technology - Social aspects

Feature films

Feature films → Feature films - United States

History → Technology and civilization

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Earth sciences

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Information technology - Social aspects

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technological innovations

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology - Social aspects

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Technology and civilization

People → Mead, Margaret, 1901-1978

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Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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