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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
1996-
Physical Desc
96 volumes :
Language
English
Description
Environmental History is the leading journal in the world for scholars, scientists, and practitioners who are interested in following the development of this exciting field. Environmental History is a quarterly, interdisciplinary journal that carries international articles that portray human interactions with the natural world over time.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Earth has never experienced anything like us: a single species dominating and transforming the planet. Biologist Shane Campbell-Staton travels the world to explore our global impact. Because while we may tell ourselves what it means to be human, the clearest vision of who we are emerges from what we do.
3) Baraka
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (104 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
A world wide odyssey to capture the images which transcend language to tell the story of the earth's evolution and of human diversity, interconnectedness between humans and nature, and man's impact on the surrounding world. Shot in 24 countries on six continents
Publisher
Distributed by New Video
Pub. Date
c2010
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (approx. 7 hr., 50 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Welcome to Earth: Population 0. If humans vanish from the face of the earth, what happens to the world we leave behind? Another amazing glimpse of what that might look like. Expert engineers, biologists, geologists and archaeologists create scenarios while Chi effects present haunting views of our planet's future. What will happen to our iconic structures? What creatures will take our place?
Publisher
A & E Television Networks
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (470 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What would happen if every human being on Earth disappeared? This isn't the story of how we might vanish, it is the story of what happens to the world we leave behind. Examine how the very landscape of planet Earth would change in our absence. A stunningly graphic journey to a world wiped clean of humanity.
Publisher
PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2020]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Explore humanity's relationship with nature and wildlife, as scientists and conservationists from all over the world examine ways that can restore the planet? The documentary series asks whether newfound awareness of nature could bring about a new chapter in the human story.
Publisher
Slingshot Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Join Harrison Ford on an exploration of the mysteries of our planet's biological diversity. Discover the relationships of living things, explore humanity's interconnectedness with nature, and gain insight into the puzzle of human survival.
8) Baraka
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
c2008
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 98 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
"[A] transcendent global tour that explores the sights and sounds of the human condition like nothing you've ever seen or felt before. These are the wonders of a world without words, viewed through man and nature's own prisms of symmetry, savagery, chaos and harmony." - Container
Publisher
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
3 videodiscs (400 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Following in the footsteps of Planet Earth and Life, this epic eight-part blockbuster is a breathtaking celebration of the amazing, complex, profound, and sometimes challenging relationship between humankind and nature. Humans are the ultimate animals - the most successful species on the planet. Each episode focuses on a particular habitat and reveals how its people have created astonishing solutions in the face of extreme adversity
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. +.
Language
English
Description
To understand ecology is to reveal the nature of ourselves and of our relationship with the species around us. The lectures in this course are often in pairs, with basic ecological principles discussed in the first lecture and the human role or human implications addressed in the second.
Author
Publisher
Teaching Company
Pub. Date
©2009
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. +.
Language
English
Description
To understand ecology is to reveal the nature of ourselves and of our relationship with the species around us. The lectures in this course are often in pairs, with basic ecological principles discussed in the first lecture and the human role or human implications addressed in the second.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The film follows the research of an international body of scientists, the Anthropocene Working Group who, after nearly 10 years of research, argue that the Holocene Epoch gave way to the Anthropocene Epoch in the mid-twentieth century as a result of profound and lasting human changes to the Earth."--Container.
13) Samsara
Publisher
MPI Home Video
Pub. Date
[2012]
Physical Desc
2 videodiscs (ca. 101 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
None
Description
Prepare yourself for an unparalleled sensory experience. Filmed over a period of almost five years and in twenty-five countries, it explores the wonders of the world from sacred grounds to industrial sites, looking into the unfathomable reaches of man's spirituality and the human experience. Photographed entirely in 70mm and transferred to 4K digital projection format, its mesmerizing images of unprecedented clarity illuminate the links between humanity...
Publisher
Advanced Laboratory for Visual Anthropology
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (28 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) promotes an indigenous approach to environmental stewardship. Our world faces unprecedented ecological challenges. Collaborating with local peoples is a crucial step toward a more sustainable future.
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
2013
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 108 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
What is the shortest route between Entre Rios in Argentina and the Chinese metropolis Shanghai? Simply a straight line through the center of the earth, since the two places are antipodes: They are located diametrically opposite each other on the Earth's surface. During his visits to four such antipodal pairs, the award-winning documentary filmmaker Victor Kossakovsky captured images that turn our view of the world upside down.
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Part 3: As one of the oldest inhabited parts of the world, the sea road shows the marks of centuries of continuous habitation.Yet the wildlife, lizards, hedgehogs, leopards, snakes, and birds, still flourish among the sand dunes and the remnant forest
Publisher
Vision Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (52 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in
Language
English
Description
Part 1: The river Jordan trumbles from its source below the slopes of Mount Hermon to the Dead Sea, the lowest point on the earth's surface. This documentary reveals the wildlife of the river and the events of history which have endangered its survival
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A landmark three-part series made in conjunction with the BBC, Kingdoms of the Sky reveals the extraordinary animals and remarkable people who make a home on the iconic mountain ranges of the world.
20) Wild metropolis
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (approximately 165 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Examine the world's most extraordinary wildlife living in the newest and fastest changing habitat on the planet - cities. The innovative three-part series features a diverse cast of animals that are adjusting to this new world better than predicted, not only applying their natural born skills and abilities to life in the city, but also making amazing physical or behavioral adaptations.
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