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Rocks for Roads

Synopsis
Visits three quarries to investigate the materials needed for road building, where they come from and how they are processed. Environmentally acceptable sources are becoming scarce, and new approaches to the problem include the massive coastal superquarries in opening up in Scotland, where the crushed rock is shipped around the coast for road building in south-east England.
Series
Physical Resources and Environment, Course S268
Language
English
Country
Great Britain
Medium
Video; Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 50 min.
Year of production
1994
Availability
Off-air recording licence
Sale; 1998 sale: £195.00 (+VAT +p&p)
Subjects
Engineering; Environmental science
Keywords
civil engineering; construction materials; road building; stone

Credits

Producer
Nicholas Watson

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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