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Asikel—Die Reise [Asikel—The Journey]
Asikel tells of the journey of Tuareg men who, after a great drought, seek work in the city to support their families.
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Most—Nachruf auf eine Alte Stadt [Most—An Old Town's Obituary]
The film tells the story of the town Most in Northern Bohemia, destroyed in the quest for coal.
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You've been Trumped
In this David and Goliath story for the 21st century, a group of proud Scottish homeowners take on celebrity tycoon Donald Trump as he buys up one of Scotland’s last wilderness areas to build a golf resort.
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Nuclear Savage: The Islands of Secret Project 4.1
This film reveals how the United States—after having dropped 67 nuclear bombs on the Marshall Islands during the Cold War—studied the effects of nuclear fallout on the native population.
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The Road
Based on the Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Cormac McCarthy, The Road portrays a father and son struggling to survive in a post-apocalytic world turned savage.
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A Dangerous Game
This documentary from filmmaker and investigative journalist Anthony Baxter examines the eco-impact of luxury golf resorts around the world.
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Money in the Mangroves
This short film combines remote sensing, qualitative interviews, desk research, and illustrations to show the complexities and controversies surrounding mangrove reforestation in Senegal and The Gambia.
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"The Challenge of Sustainable Planning for US Metropolitan Areas"
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.
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"Urban Transformation: Spaces in the Sky"
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.
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“Challenges and Opportunities in Scaling Up Ecosystem Restoration”
Katharine Suding, plant ecologist and professor at the University of Michigan, outlines the scaling of ecosystem restoration and how scaling is affecting the very notion of restoration in this presentation at the Latsis Symposium 2018.