The role of water in the birth and decay of civilization and the problems of man as he searches for new sources. The critical water shortage and the population explosion; the problems of pollution; desalinization demonstrated by the “flash freezing” process used in Israel and the electro-dialysis process used in the United States.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
011686
Language
English
Subject categories
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environment
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural resources - Environmental aspects
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Nature - Effects of human beings on
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Overpopulation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Saline water conversion
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water - Pollution
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Water resources development
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water consumption
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water resources development
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Water-supply
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Human ecology
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Overpopulation
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Water consumption
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)