Journey to Planet Earth. Land of Plenty, Land of Want

DVD

Journey to Planet Earth. Land of Plenty, Land of Want / A Film By Marilyn & Hal Weiner ; Producer, Marilyn Weiner ; Director-Writer, Hal Weiner ; A Screenscope Production in Association with South Carolina ETV.

Weiner, Marilyn, (producer.). Weiner, Hal, (director,, screenwriter.). Quattrucci, Ralph, (editor of moving image work.). Boni, Dennis, (cinematographer.). Ferrucci, Frank, (composer.). Keeney, Dennis R., (scientific advisor.). Myers, Robert L., (scientific advisor.). McGillis, Kelly, 1957- (narrator.). Screenscope, inc., (production company.). South Carolina Educational Television Network, (production company.). Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), (broadcaster.).

Summary:

Investigates a fundamental dilemma facing farmers throughout the world, how to feed the Earth's growing population without endangering the environment. Zimbabwe: Affected by climate change and the vestiges of colonial rule, small scale farmers on marginal lands struggle to survive a drought. France: The remote mountain villages of central France suffer the loss of farmers fleeing to places like Brittany where intensive agriculture has polluted the water and affected local fisheries. China: An agricultural revolution has enabled farmers to feed the world's most populous nation but an industrial boom is rapidly displacing agricultural land, forcing farmers to work the soil more intensively, threatening environmental damage. United States; In Iowa, farmers use high technology to dramatically increase yields, while, in Pennsylvania, no-till farming preserves some of the richest topsoil in the world.

Record details

ISBN: 9781928964087
ISBN: 1928964087
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (approximately 56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Publisher: Washington, DC : Screenscope Inc., [2009]
Copyright: �2009

Content descriptions

General Note:: Originally broadcast on PBS in 1999.

Special features: Abridged version (25 min.); Educators Guides.
Creation/Production Credits Note:: Editor, Ralph Quattrucci ; cinematographer, Dennis Boni ; music, Frank Ferrucci ; science advisors, Dennis Keeney, Robert L. Myers.
Participant or Performer Note:: Narrated by Kelly McGillis.
Target Audience Note:: Not rated.
System Details Note:: DVD; region 1, NTSC; wide screen presentation; stereo.

System requirements for Educators Guides: Adobe Acrobat Reader, Microsoft Word 97 or above.
Language Note:: In English with optional English subtites (full episode only).