Katanga Business
This film examines a mine that acts as a microcosm for globalization; illegal and legal workers, local and foreign businessmen, and politicians all navigate the new alliances that modern Africa demands.
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Brewing, Industrialization, and London Water Supplies
Arcadia, Summer 2016, no. 9
Saubere Ernte—Mavuno Safi [Clean Crop—Cotton as Fate]
The film tells the story of two cotton farming villages in East Africa: one organic, one heavily industrialized.
"Sanitation, Water and Health"
This article discusses how the understanding of the key concepts and the links between health, water, and sanitation has changed over time.
The Future of Food
The Future of Food examines genetically engineered foods, patenting, and the corporatization of food.
Behind the Blue Veil
This film examines the situation of the Tuareg people, who live across borders and at risk from poverty, environmental disasters, and militant groups.
Beyond Corporate Sustainability in the Anthropocene
Corporate social and environmental responsibility could help drive the cultural shift needed to tackle climate change issues.
China Blue
This film follows a seventeen-year-old Chinese girl who leaves home in order to work in a Chinese jeans factory.
Air Pollution and Acid Rainfall Damage the Ecosystem in Mount Mitchell
In 1988 scientists accept evidence that industrialization in the Ohio and Tennessee Valleys are to blame for increases in acid rainfall in Mount Mitchell, North Carolina, creating an environment where trees, bushes, and wildlife cannot survive.
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Norwegian Government Implements Carbon Tax on Emissions due to Acid Rain
In the early 1970s industrialization in Norway causes acid rainfall which damage indigenous spruce forests. As a result, the government implements a market-based carbon tax on fossil fuels in order to control pollution levels and decrease acid rainfall.
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