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Tokyo
Title
Tokyo / PBS.
Publication
[Place of publication not identified] : PBS, [2018]
Distribution
New York, N.Y. : Distributed by Infobase, 2019.
Copyright Notice Date
©2018
Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (54 min., 36 sec)) : sound, color.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Originally released by PBS, 2018.
Streaming video file encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on February 04, 2019.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
One of the world's most populous cities has the world's largest problems. From typhoons and tsunamis, to earthquakes, storm surges, and sinking neighborhoods, Tokyo must find new ways of fighting back against the rising waters.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
January 27, 2021
Series
Sinking Cities
Audience
9 - 12, Academic/AP
Contents
Introduction: Tokyo (1:58); Joso City (3:28); Natural Disaster Prone Area (4:19); Typhoons (2:57); Earthquakes and Tsunamis (2:34); Liquefaction (3:04); Sinking Foundations (3:51); Kamaishi Disaster (5:09); Fighting Water (3:09); Discharge Channel (6:23); Installed Safeguards (4:33); Building on Water (2:54); Floating City (2:31); Changing Climate and Perspective (7:01); Credits: Tokyo (0:30);
Videorecording number
169088 Infobase
[169086]s Infobase
Subjects
Genre/Form
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Infobase, film distributor.
PBS (Firm)
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