Multimedia | film profile
People of a Feather
This award-winning film portrays Canada’s indigenous Inuit community and its dependence on eider down, in the face of dwindling eider duck populations as a result of man-made development.
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Multimedia | film profile
Patagonia Rising. A Frontier Story of Water and Power
Patagonia Rising gives voice to the Gauchos, a frontier people dependent on the Baker and Pascua river systems, who are caught in the struggle between Chile’s pro-dam business sector, clean energy proponents and the country’s rising energy demand.
Multimedia | film profile
Tipping Point
On a journey through the Northwest Passage, this film examines the devastating effects of the Arctic’s disappearing sea ice on the planet’s climate and ecosystems.
Multimedia | film profile
Behind the Blue Veil
This film examines the situation of the Tuareg people, who live across borders and at risk from poverty, environmental disasters, and militant groups.
Multimedia | film profile
The Future of Food
The Future of Food examines genetically engineered foods, patenting, and the corporatization of food.
Multimedia | film profile
The Great Warming
The Great Warming is a three-part Discovery Channel television series on the effects of anthropogenic global warming. Narrated by Alanis Morissette and Keanu Reeves, it takes a trip around the world to reveal how climate change is affecting people’s lives.
Multimedia | film profile
Saubere Ernte—Mavuno Safi [Clean Crop—Cotton as Fate]
The film tells the story of two cotton farming villages in East Africa: one organic, one heavily industrialized.
Perspectives Article
Beyond Corporate Sustainability in the Anthropocene
Corporate social and environmental responsibility could help drive the cultural shift needed to tackle climate change issues.
Multimedia | journal article
"Sanitation, Water and Health"
This article discusses how the understanding of the key concepts and the links between health, water, and sanitation has changed over time.
Arcadia
Brewing, Industrialization, and London Water Supplies
Making more beer for eighteenth-century London’s growing population increased the need for clean water. Efforts to guarantee supplies to the brewers had an effect on both urban and rural landscapes.