America by design The shape of the land / Guggenheim Productions, inc./WTTW Chicago ; producer and director, Werner Schumann ; screenwriters, Spiro Kostof, Werner Schumann
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| Subjects: | Land use--United States--History |
| Formats: | Video Recording, U-matic, Beta, VHS |
| Material Type: | Projected medium -- Monograph |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Adult, General |
| Published: | Alexandria, VA : PBS Video, 1987, c1986 |
| Series: | MCIS video collection A-46V |
| LC Classification: | H, HD |
| Alternate Titles: | Shape of the land |
| Additional Authors: | Kostof, Spiro Guggenheim Productions, inc WTTW (Television station : Chicago, Ill.) PBS Video |
| Notes: | LCCN: 88708725 /F VHS format Host: Spiro Kostof General Issued also as U-matic 3/4 in. or Beta 1/2 in Summary: Illustrates how farming, strip mining, bridges, irrigation projects, and our settlement patterns have left their imprints on the shape of the American landmass. Architecture historian Spiro Kostof contrasts Indian and European notions of land ownership and use, and examines the issues involved in the regulation of natural resources Miami University's MCIS video collection |
| Physical Description: | 1 videocassette (57 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in |
| OCLC Number: | 18549601 |