The city /

Originally shown at the 1939 World's Fair, this classic show comments on four types of cities: New England town, the unplanned industrial community, a crowded metropolis and the decentralized community.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	American Institute of Planners, Civic Films, American Documentary Films
Other Authors:	Steiner, Ralph, 1899-1986, Van Dyke, Willard, Mumford, Lewis, 1895-1990, Carnovsky, Morris, Copland, Aaron, 1900-1990
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	Canada : Naxos, [2009]
Subjects:	City planning > United States. Cities and towns > United States. Quality of life > United States. Urban ecology (Sociology) > United States. Documentary films. Nonfiction films.

Description
Summary:	Originally shown at the 1939 World's Fair, this classic show comments on four types of cities: New England town, the unplanned industrial community, a crowded metropolis and the decentralized community.
Item Description:	Special features: Which playground for you child: greenbelt or Gutter (2000); George Stoney in conversation with Joseph Horowitz (2007). Soundtrack recreated by Post-classical Ensemble, Angel Gil-Ordóñez, music director, Joseph Horowitz, artistic director. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (44 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Format:	DVD; NTSC; no region coding.
Production Credits:	Editor, Theodore Lawrence ; commentary, Lewis Mumford ; music, Aaron Copland.