Reinventing the City

Synopsis

Explores the local and global forces that have directed and shaped the urban development of New York and Los Angeles over the last 30 years. Examines Battery Park City and the 42nd Street project in New York, and in Los Angeles, considers the development of the new downtown financial district and the Union station project. These examples illustrate the drive for each city to become a premiere world city of the 21st century.

Series

United States in the Twentieth Century, The: Course D214

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 49 min.

Year of production

1994

Availability

Off-air recording licence
Sale; 2001 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)

Subjects

Architecture; Politics & government

Keywords

Los Angeles; New York; United States of America; urban development

Credits

Producer

Vic Lockwood

Production Company

Name

BBC Open University Productions

Distributor

Name

Open University Worldwide

Web

http://www.ouw.co.uk External site opens in new window

Phone

+44 (0) 1908 274066

Address

Walton Hall
Milton Keynes
MK7 6AA

Notes

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