Ancient futures : learning from Ladakh /
How we can learn about ecological solutions from an ancient culture? Ladakh, or Little Tibet, is a wildly beautiful desert land high in the western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme climate. Yet, for more than a thousand years, it has been home to a thriving culture. Then came...
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | In English. |
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Mill Valley, CA :
Green Planet Films,
1993.
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| Series: | Online access: Alexander Street Press Environmental Studies In Video Outside North America.
Online access: Kanopy Kanopy PDA United Kingdom. |
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| Summary: | How we can learn about ecological solutions from an ancient culture? Ladakh, or Little Tibet, is a wildly beautiful desert land high in the western Himalayas. It is a place of few resources and an extreme climate. Yet, for more than a thousand years, it has been home to a thriving culture. Then came development. Centuries of ecological balance and social harmony are under threat from modernization. The breakdown of Ladakh's culture and environment forces us to re-examine what we really mean by progress. |
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| Item Description: | Title from resource description page (viewed December 09, 2014). |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (60 min.). |
| Playing Time: | 00:59:51 |
| Production Credits: | Directed by John Page. |