Product Description

END OF SUBURBIA THE: OIL DEPLETION AND (DVD MOVIE)

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #12235 in DVD
• Brand: MICROCINEMA INC
• Released on: 2007-11-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds
• Running time: 78 minutes

Customer Reviews

Received promptly
I received this within a reasonable amount of time. I have yet to view this DVD but on inspection it looks to be in top shape.

Good but events passing it bye
Excellent video when produced, and much of what is says remains relevant, however events are moving so fast that it is becomeing rapidly dated.
New edition please

Thinking about community design.
This is an excellent DVD for encouraging critical thought about the ways many of the communities in our society have been designed to maximize fuel use and car dependency Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back.
Earlier in its history, the U.S. had communities that were mass transit and pedestrian-friendly; and also integrated a mix of home, civic and retail uses. The convenience and conviviality of those neighborhoods have been replaced with the waste and isolation of neighborhoods designed to maximize revenue for the automobile industrial complex.
Decades ago, Standard Oil and Firestone were found guilty of conspiring to destroy mass transit. Today, corporate soldiers of the fossil fuel and auto conglomerates work to put their profit growth over other considerations. It's a practice of 'fiduciary responsibility' that needs to be transformed The Triple Bottom Line: How Today's Best-Run Companies Are Achieving Economic, Social and Environmental Success -- and How You Can Too
'End of Suburbia' is part of a growing awareness of the major problem with narrow business interests defining the 'American Dream' and treating people like cogs in their machine. It's time to undue the suburban matrix.

Be sure to see the sequel to this documentary:
Escape From Suburbia: Beyond the American Dream Dvd!
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Radiant City
Garbage Warrior
A Crude Awakening - The Oil Crash
Sustainable Urbanism: Urban Design With Nature
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Edens Lost & Found: How Ordinary Citizens Are Restoring Our Great American Cities
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