Manufactured Landscapes
This film is a photographic journey showing the effects of human activity on a variety of landscapes.
This film is a photographic journey showing the effects of human activity on a variety of landscapes.
This film investigates how people in Italy respond to the permanently unfinished infrastructure surrounding them.
This film tells the stories of displaced people and livelihood changes in Iran after the construction of the Karun-3 Dam which submerged 12,300 acres of valuable forest with water.
Epidemic yellow fever plagued New Orleans due to a series of environmental and demographic changes enabled by the rise of sugar production and urban development.
May Tan-Mullins looks at the decision-making processes involved in developing the Sino-Singaporean Tianjin Eco-city in China.
Charles Hoch, Professor Emeritus of urban planning and policy at the University of Illinois, talks about the challenges of regional planning in the United States. As opposed to Europe where spatial planning prevails, the notion of urban planning is more dominant here, and Hoch uses the Chicago region as a case study.
Belinda Yuen, a town planner and expert in mass housing, presents an account of Singapore’s public housing, the evolution of concepts and strategies for high-rise urban planning, and the diverse common spaces that have been designed for a higher quality of life.
Beijing’s huge palaces rest on giant timbers logged in the far reaches of southwestern China, a project with disastrous implications.
As Australian cities face uncertain water futures, what insights can the history of Aboriginal and settler relationships with water yield?