Episode of Series “Understanding Cities”.
A documentary that looks at the future design and development of the cities in the world. Factors that will influence these future designs include the limited amounts of energy and resources that are left in the world. Narrated by Edmund Bacon.
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
016852
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Urbanization
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Conservation of natural resources
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Energy conservation
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Urbanization
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planners
Communications, Infrastructure, & Transport → City planning
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Cities and towns - Growth - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → City planning - Social aspects
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Urbanization
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Colour
Holdings
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
Betamax; Access Print (Section 1)
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file ProRes4444; Digital Preservation Master - overscan
MPEG-4 Digital File; ACMI Digital Access Copy - overscan