Earthkeeping “Little Big Land”
Identifier
F.2012-01-0034
Date Of Production
1972
Abstract
Because of a rapidly increasing birth rate and land privatization in the United States, processes of urbanization are quickly taking over what were once farmlands and areas of nature. “Little Big Land” suggests that this is an unsustainable, short-term answer, and that we will soon once again need the farmlands we are tearing down. Predicting a trend of urban sprawl that will eventually create megalopolises, this episode of WTTW’s Earthkeeping series also proposes methods of preventing devastating city growth, including the creation of protected green belts.
Run Time
26 min 0 sec
Format
16mm
Extent
1,000 feet
Color
Color
Sound
Optical
Reel/Tape Number
1/1
Has Been Digitized?
Yes
Language Of Materials
English
Element
Reversal Positive Print
Genre
Form
Subject
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Main Credits
Beall, DeWitt (is director)
Beall, DeWitt (is producer)
Additional Credits
Beall, DeWitt (is writer)
Participants And Performers
Commoner, Barry (is interviewee)
Mumford, Lewis (is interviewee)
Meadows, Dennis (is interviewee)
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