Land use and abuse

Australia, 1979

Shows the impact of careless land development on the Tasmanian environment and goes on to stress the need for conservationists and developers to work together. Narrated by Stewart Faichney.

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Collection

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Credits

director

John M. Bale

producer

Damien Parer

production company

Tasmanian Film Corporation

Duration

00:11:00:00

Production places

Australia

Production dates

1979

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

323377

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Tasmania

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources - Australia

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Economic development - Environmental aspects

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

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental education

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmental protection - Citizen participation

Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Environmentalists

Documentary

Documentary → Documentary films - Australia

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Economic development - Environmental aspects

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

Educational & Instructional

Educational & Instructional → Educational films

Places → Tasmania

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

VHS; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - presentation

MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - presentation

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