Over-crowding and squalid living conditions have reached a crisis point in major cities in Third World Countries. This film examines the way in which governments and overseas aid agencies are meeting the challenge to improve living conditions for the cities’ poorer inhabitants.
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In ACMI's collection
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ACMI Identifier
323731
Language
English
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Housing
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Developing countries
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → Housing
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Developing countries
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Housing
Food, Health, Lifestyle, Medicine, Psychology & Safety → Housing
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)