Who's destroying the forest? : global analysis / New Atlantis (Firm).

Who's destroying the forest? : global analysis / New Atlantis (Firm).

Forests protect and nurture humanity in a variety of ways. Why, then, does deforestation continue? Who is responsible for it? This program analyzes the problem through a socioeconomic lens, drawing connections between corporate interests, food security concerns, and annihilation of the planet's...

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Online Access: Streaming video (Emerson users only)
Corporate Contributors: Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Films Media Group., New Atlantis (Firm)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: New York, N.Y. : Films Media Group, [2008]
Series:Terra report : a world of trouble.
Subjects:
Water > Environmental aspects.
Urbanization.
Social ecology.
Social change > Environmental aspects.
Social change.
Rural-urban migration.
Population policy.
Nature > Effect of human beings on.
Land use > Environmental aspects.
Human geography > Environmental aspects.
Human ecology.
Globalization.
Environmental geography.
Biodiversity conservation.
Anti-globalization movement.
Genre/Form:Videorecording.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
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Summary:Forests protect and nurture humanity in a variety of ways. Why, then, does deforestation continue? Who is responsible for it? This program analyzes the problem through a socioeconomic lens, drawing connections between corporate interests, food security concerns, and annihilation of the planet's woodlands. Outlining the history of deforestation from Roman times to WWII, the film focuses on the rise of clear-cut and slash-and-burn practices associated with colonialism, 20th-century capitalism, and the Green Revolution. Viewers will gain insight into political and economic systems that favor lumber, mining, and large agricultural companies-while ignoring the needs of forest ecosystems and forest-dwelling peoples in Asia, Africa, and South America.
Item Description:Films on Demand is distributed by Films Media Group for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Films Media Group on Sept. 04, 2008.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (47 min.) : sound, color, digital file.
Format:Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience:12 & up.
Access:Access requires authentication through Films on Demand.
Language:Closed-captioned.

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