| Description |
1 online resource (streaming video file) |
| Playing Time |
Duration: 30 minutes |
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two-dimensional moving image tdi rdacontent |
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computer rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Note |
Title from title frames. |
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In Process Record. |
| Event |
Originally produced by TV Choice in 2006. |
| Summary |
What's meant by sustainable development? This film offers a stark account of the dangers threatening the planet and explores what we can do to avoid disaster. INDUSTRIALISATION: The problems started about 250 years ago with the industrial revolution. First coal, then oil, fuelled a world of mass production, mass consumption - and cars. Burning oil and carbon has been a disaster for the planet - most scientists blame it for global warming. New deserts will form, the polar ice cap will melt and sea levels will rise bringing floods and disaster. RAINFORESTS: Rainforests are called the "lungs of the earth" - but they're disappearing, and the industrialisation of farming and fishing is depleting natural resources and destroying biodiversity. Population and life-style are major factors, too, creating rubbish and pollution. Tourism has been become a huge global industry - but local cultures and the environment have suffered. TAKING ACTION: Some people are taking action to make life sustainable - planting trees, controlling traffic and promoting renewable forms of energy. But is this enough? Is it too late? |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Indexed Term |
Business Skills |
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Economics and Globalization |
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Environmental Sciences |
| Added Author |
Kanopy (Firm)
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| Music No. |
1064985 Kanopy |
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