Seasons
An outline of the prospects for the city and some suggestions to restore its role as the focus of man's highest achievements.
Contrasts the squalor of the working poor with the relative safety and security of the wealthy, asking what can be done to address "the spirit of social hopelessness" that thrives in the overcrowded slums where cities' poorest residents live.
A study of the growing sterility, dullness and congestion that is destroying the vitality, variety and human scale that once made cities physically attractive and humanly creative.
Explores the tension and mutual dependence of urban and rural areas. How can sprawling metropolitan regions maintain or restore the balance?
A study of an old but still-growing problem: how to ensure the city is accessible to all without allowing cars to make it congested and uninhabitable.
Description
Six-part series tracing the origins of the city, its transformations and prospects, based on Lewis Mumford's book The City in History. Aired by CBC in their Explorations strand.
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Genres
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CastLewis MumfordBudd Knapp
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Channel
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Premiere DateMay 22, 1963
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Rating0 (0)
