Summary: The task was monumental: build the world’s largest dam in the middle of the desert, tame the river that carved the Grand Canyon—and do it all within seven years. The ambitious government-sponsored project promised to change a barren southwestern desert into a bountiful agricultural community through flood control, irrigation, and the procurement of electricity and drinking water. This program...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2010
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Summary: When it comes to water management, many politicians and technocrats have felt that colossal problems are only solved by colossal projects: dams. But blind faith in concrete can often have devastating effects on communities and the environment. This program examines the positive and negative impact, as well as the politics and economics of several ongoing or proposed projects: China's Three...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006