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1 online resource (streaming video file) (52 min. 11 sec.) ; 315868881 bytes |
| Summary |
Sir David Attenborough investigates whether the world is heading for a population crisis. Are we the biggest threat to the earth? In his lengthy career, Sir David has watched the human population more than double from 2.5 billion in 1950 to nearly seven billion. He reflects on the profound effects of this rapid growth, both on humans and the environment.While much of the projected growth in human population is likely to come from the developing world, it is the lifestyle enjoyed by many in the West that has the most impact on the planet. Some experts claim that in the UK consumers use as much as two and a half times their fair share of Earth's resources.In this thought-provoking documentary, Sir David examines whether it is the duty of individuals to commit not only to smaller families, but to change the way they live for the sake of humanity and planet Earth. (From the UK) (Documentary) CC WS |
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Closed captioning in English |
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Broadcast 2010-09-21 at 20:30:00 |
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Classification: PG |
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Agriculture.
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Birth control.
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Natural resources -- Finance.
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Population -- Environmental aspects.
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Population -- Statistics.
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Water conservation -- Social aspects.
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India.
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Mexico.
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Rwanda.
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Streaming video
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Attenborough, David, host
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Brown, Molly, contributor
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Dyson, Tim, contributor
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Mullet, John, contributor
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Rajan, Irudaya, contributor
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Rees, William, contributor
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Richter, Brian, contributor
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Schutter, Olivier De, contributor
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Sezibera, Richard, contributor
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Shariatmadari, Helen, director
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Zlotnik, Hania, contributor
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