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Vision of the Future, 25-minutes, 2009 (Ref: 719) |
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The world is moving
into cities. By 2030 it’s estimated that 75 percent
of people will be living in an urban environment.
And that is going to put huge strains on the
planet’s natural resources. It also means the way
our cities develop is in need of a massive rethink.
There are proposals to create enormous ‘Ecopolises’
such as those in Mazdar in the United Arab Emirates
or Dong Tan in China. But would such creations be
sustainable? Freiburg in Germany is a model
functional eco-city, recognised as Germany's
"Greenest City", and is imitated all over the world.
But Freiburg is not a new city. In the late 1970s,
when the German government announced plans for a
nuclear power station in the area, its citizens
revolted, staging protests and strikes until the
plans were defeated. So the people of Freiburg set
about developing new and environmentally sound
methods of supplying their energy. From this grass
roots movement, the modern day eco-city of Freiburg
was born.
Part of a 5 x 25-minute documentary series called,
WHAT A WASTE, produced for the BBC. The films can be
bought individually or as a series. |
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The Peoples City
Ref 718 |
Oil be Damned
Ref 717 |
Green Designs
Ref 716 |
Electric Highway
Ref 715 |
Making a Difference
Ref 704 |
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Zambezi!,
Ref 698 |
Sudan: Death on the Nile, Ref 682 |
Nepal: The Dispossessed, Ref 681 |
Shanghai Waiting for Paradise, Ref 680 |
Consuming Our Planet, Ref 660 |
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