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.
This film follows the responses of Detroit residents to the city’s industrial decline.
This film is a photographic journey showing the effects of human activity on a variety of landscapes.
This film examines the situation of the Tuareg people, who live across borders and at risk from poverty, environmental disasters, and militant groups.
This film focuses on an elderly woman determined to remain in her beloved village, even as demolition begins to make room for urban expansion.
This film criticizes America’s suburban sprawl and its dependence on oil as being unsustainable for the future.
This project looks at the historical intersections between environmental change and migration, and is particularly interested in climate-induced movements of people in the past.
This award-winning film examines the lives of 5000 people from 42 riverside communities a year after they have been displaced by the construction of the Irapé Dam and hydroelectric power plant in Brazil.
