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  1. Preserving the Legacy 1: Introduction to Environmental Technology (13 Parts) (1999 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Out OF Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 13 x 30 min., 2001 sale: £12.75 (+VAT inc. p&p) each part 2001 sale: £65.00 (+VAT inc. p&p) whole set

    Looks at global environmental problems and solutions, giving examples from around the world of how committed professionals are turning textbook concepts and principles into real, viable action. Underscores...

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  2. On Course for Growth (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 12 min.

    Details the investment, recruitment, training and overall strategy being adopted by the Civil Aviation Authority to cope with the projected increases in air travel. Also hightlight sthe scope of the task...

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  3. Driven Clean Away (1991 Video)

    Producer
    Philip Ashby
    Subject
    Environmental science; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    The city of Gothenburg, Sweden, has stringent regulations governing air quality, and has the power to stop all traffic if pollution levels reach unacceptably high values. This filmed report shows the systems...

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  4. Controlling the Sky (1990 Video)

    Producer
    David Saunders
    Subject
    Information technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Examines on the interface between computer systems and the people who use them, looking at a project to update the air traffic control system in the US as an example. Although air traffic control uses an...

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  5. Acid from the Sky (1988 Video)

    Director
    Charles Dunstan
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. VHS. col. 44 min.

    Explains the sources of acid rain, the chemical processes in the atmosphere and the effects on the soils, especially those with a more sensitive mineral and nutrient balance. Describes measures being taken...

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  6. Fundamentals of Air-Conditioning (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 23 min., 1999 sale: £35.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Information for surveyors on the selection, specification and costing of air-conditioning plant. Uses as a case study the large-scale installation of Heathrow Terminal 4 and examines the principles of air...

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  7. Major Disasters (1987 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering; Geology; History
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 58 min.

    Footage from British Movietone newsreels. Shows man-made disasters featuring plane, train, boat and helicopter crashes, ships sinking and bridges collapsing. Natural disasters covered include floods,...

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  8. What to Do About Co (1984 Video)

    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 39 min.

    The term ‘greenhouse effect’ is becoming commonplace. It concerns the global problem of increasing carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere. This increase, it is predicted, will produce a warming of the...

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  9. Building in the Wind (1978 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering
    Distribution
    Out of Distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 6 min.

    Discusses the efforts of scientists to deal with the often destructive forces of wind through the science of wind engineering. Shows the collapse of a suspension bridge due to ‘resonance effects’....

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  10. Air Pollution (1974 Video)

    Director
    Trevor A Scott
    Producer
    Trevor A Scott
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION (try Wellcome Trust), Videocassette. Standard formats. b&w. 37 min.

    Town air may be polluted by very many particles and gases, the physical and chemical nature of which is complex. Their action on the human body depends not only on their concentration and nature but also on...

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