A study of the slums and shanty towns of Bogota, Columbia, showing the transformation of squatter settlements into permanent, steadily improving neighbourhoods. Many of the problems encountered here arise from the rapid increase in population and intensive settlements of migrants in the city. Lacking in adequate training for most of the jobs offered, migrants have settled on government land in Bogota and attempt to eke out an existence in poor conditions.
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
013343
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Alien labor
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Fontibon (Bogota, Columbia)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → South America - Social life and customs
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Population density
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Public housing
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Alien labor
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Immigrants
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Labor and laboring classes
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Population density
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Public housing
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Slums
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → South America - Social conditions
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)