Title & Author:

The end of suburbia : oil depletion and the collapse of the American dream / the Electric Wallpaper Co.

Publication:

Toronto : The Electric Wallpaper Co., 2004.

Description:

1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 resource guide ([12] pages)

Notes:
Includes the vintage short films, "In the suburbs" and "Destination Earth"
Special features include: vintage short films "In the suburbs" and "Destination earth", and commentary.
"The End of Suburbia, resource guide, by Post Carbon Institute"--Insert.
Directed by Gregory Greene ; produced by Barry Silverthorn ; original music by Ken Vandevrie.
Host, Barry Zwicker.
DVD.

Summary:

Through interviews with scientists and policy makers this documentary explores the premise that American suburbs, built on the easy availability of fossil fuels, may become untenable.
As we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge about the sustainability of Suburbia. With brutal honesty and a touch of irony, this DVD explores the "American Way of Life" and its prospects as the planet approaches a critical era, and as global demand for fossil fuels begins to outstrip supply. Some scientists and policy makers argue in this documentary that world oil peak and the inevitable decline of fossil fuels are upon us now. The consequences of inaction in the face of this global crisis are enormous.

ISBN:

097369470X
9780973694703

Subject:

Suburbs United States.
Petroleum industry and trade.
Petroleum reserves.
Pétrole Industrie et commerce.
Pétrole Réserves.
Suburbs.
Petroleum reserves Forecasting
Petroleum industry and trade Industrial capacity Forecasting
Petroleum Economic aspects.
Petroleum Social aspects.
Energy consumption United States Forecasting.
Power resources United States Forecasting.
Sustainable development United States.
United States.
United States Civilization 21st century Forecasting

Form/genre:

Motion pictures (visual works)
Documentaries (motion picture genre)
Video recordings (physical artifacts)
Interviews.
Optical disks.
DVDs.
Documentary films.
Documentaires.

Added entries:

Greene, Gregory.
Zwicker, Barrie.
Andrews, Steve
Bakhtiari, Ali Samson
Calthorpe, Peter
Campbell, C. J. (Colin John), 1931-
Darley, Julian, 1958-
Deffeyes, Kenneth S.
Heinberg, Richard
Klare, Michael T., 1942-
Kunstler, James Howard
Ruppert, Michael C.
Simmons, Matthew R.
Silverthorn, Barry
Vandevrie, Ken
Electric Wallpaper Company.
Post Carbon Institute
Videomatica documentary collection.

Destination Earth
In the Suburbs

Holdings:

Location: Library main av 254812
Call No.: HT352.U6 E5 2004
Status: Available