Multimedia Collection
The Urban Explosion
DVD
57 min
1999
GE140 .J68 2007 no.2 DVD
THE URBAN EXPLOSION journeys to four mega-cities to investigate a major challenge of the 21st Century: how to shelter and sustain the world's exploding urban population without destroying the delicate balance of our environment.
- Mexico City Communities struggle with toxic smog and a dwindling supply of drinking water, while nearby farmers must cope with the city's untreated waste.
- Istanbul: At the crossroads of Asia and Europe, this ancient city's infrastructure is strained by more than half a million new residents each year.
- Shanghai: In the midst of an economic boom, rapid urbanization has increased air and water pollution and caused a dramatic loss of farmland to industrial sprawl.
- New York City Though most of the city can boast clean air and water, for some, environmental inequality has resulted in serious health problems.
Closed captioned.
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