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Antitrust laws, trade regulations, and property ownership work together to preserve the balance of rights among consumers, retailers, and employees. Module one of this program explains how citizens of Zurich voted to extend shopping hours, overturning an obsolete market intervention; module two examines fair competition in the case of Volkswagen/Audi v. The European Commission; and module three examines how Venice, in an absence of private property...
Pub. Date
[2005], c2002
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English
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Dramatic changes over the past 20 years have created a tech-savvy Indian middle class. This program details the economic strength of the "new" India, its ongoing problems of unemployment and poverty, and how these issues are linked to overpopulation. Outlining the country's 5,000-year history, the video focuses on the southern city of Bangalore, also known as the Silicon Valley of India, and the daily influx of rural job-seekers it faces. Conversations...
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[2008]
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English
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Dubai is today the shining torch-bearer of the Middle East. Unprecedented high oil prices have provided the region with the impetus to invest, diversify, and build. And Dubai has emerged as the model for much of the Arab world, growing at an exponential rate of 16 percent. But is it sustainable? And how have companies as diverse as a Singapore electronic solutions company, a Thai-based international group of hotels and resorts, and a Singapore architectural...
4) Smart Cities
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English
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At the start of the 20th century, just 10 percent of the world’s population lived in cities. Today this figure already stands at 50 percent. By the end of this century, humanity will be an overwhelmingly urban species. The Urban Age has begun. But what should the cities of the future look like? How should they function? Urban planners are broadly in agreement that they should be green, efficient, technologically advanced, and above all sustainable,...
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Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Ride-sharing platforms have been making headlines in recent years. With the help of mobile technology, our next lift is just a tap away on our mobile phones. Ride-sharing has transformed the way we move around, broken down trust barriers and redefined notions of ownership.
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Examines the economies of being environmentally conscious in green building design. The first program, The green apple, uses New York City, particularly One Bryant Park and the Solaire, to demonstrates how the ubiquitous skyscraper can be a model of environmental responsibility. The second episode, Green for all, features architect and activist Sergio Palleroni as he works to provide design solutions to regions suffering from social and humanitarian...
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