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  1. Harrisburg (1979 Film)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Looks at the reactions to the nuclear power plant accident at Three Mile Island near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Uses extracts from local radio coverage of the incident.

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  2. When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts (2007)

    Director
    Spike Lee
    Subject
    Geography; Politics & government; Sociology
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 248 minutes), £25.99

    When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans in 2005, director Spike Lee, like many who watched the unfolding drama on television news, was shocked not only by the scale of the disaster, but by the slow, inept and...

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  3. Forgotten Village, The (1941)

    Director
    Alexander Hammid; Herbert Kline
    Subject
    Anthropology; Development studies; Geography; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 65 minutes), £10.99

    Documentary examining the conflicts between the coming of modernization and the traditional culture of a small Mexican village in the early years of the 20th century. Alexander Hammid, famous for his...

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  4. South of the Border (2010)

    Director
    Oliver Stone
    Subject
    Geography; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 75 minutes), £9.99

    Venezuelan president Hugo Chavez is a hero in Latin America for his willingness to stand up to the United States (both the government and the private sector) and his desire to use the nation’s petroleum...

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  5. Women’s Kingdom, The (2006)

    Director
    Xiaoli Zhou
    Subject
    Geography; Social Studies; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    DVD

    A report from "The Women’s Kingdom" in southwest China, not far from the Tibetan Buddhist city the Chinese have renamed Shangri-La. Here the Mosuo women enjoy a degree of freedom unimagineable elsewhere...

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  6. Baked Alaska (2004)

    Director
    Fanny Armstrong
    Subject
    Environmental science; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0)

    Temperatures in Alaska, America’s coldest, richest State, are rising ten times faster than in the rest of the world. President Bush ignored the warning signs. He pulled out of Kyoto and wants to open a...

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  7. Vegetation Assessment: The Use of Remotely Sensed Data (1982 Film)

    Subject
    Geography
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Shot in South Dakota, the film follows a consultant team using remotely sensed data to assist in deciding on a power line route carrying electricity across the state. Shows the importance of field work...

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  8. Dubai: Miracle or Mirage (2012)

    Subject
    Business studies; Geography
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 60 minutes), £110.00 [University rate]

    This one-hour documentary examines one of the world’s most fascinating and fastest developing city-states. Dubai, while a centre of luxury and excess, is also home to hundred of thousands of migrant...

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  9. What Are Glaciers? (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Geography; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

    Defines a glacier and explains how it forms, discusses how and where glaciers move and their hetory, and describes the effects of glacial erosion on landforms.

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  10. Antarctic, The (1993 Video)

    Subject
    Geography; Geology
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 15 min.

    Looks at the landscape, climate and life forms of Antarctica, including glaciers and mountains. Discusses the plants and animals that have adapted to tolerate the extreme cold. Also touches on the history of...

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