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India's largest slum Dharavi is located in Mumbai. The people who live here struggle on a daily base with poverty: There is not enough living space, the Slum lacks clean water and sanitation as well as electricity. There are too less healthcare and educational institutes and jobs for all the residents.
There are many great examples for glaciated landscapes in the UK. This medium shows footage from Yorkshire Dales, the Lake District and Snowdonia. The explanations and illustrations of the landforms are rich in detail and make it easy to understand the processes of erosion, deposition and transportation.
Insekten bestäuben Blüten und verbreiten Pflanzensamen, fressen Schädlinge, sind Teil des Stoffkreislaufs und Nahrung für andere Tiere. Durch die Vernichtung ihrer Lebensräume und durch Pestizide gehen ihre Zahlen aber zurück. Das ist auch für Menschen fatal – aber die Entwicklung kann aufgehalten werden.
There are a lot of strategies that can be used to create comedy. This medium shows how comedy characters are developed, how timing, rhythm and surprises are used, how one works with crossed objectives and double acts and how ideas can be tested. It uses footage from workshops, performances and interviews.
Die Taiga ist ein Nadelwald der borealen Zone und bedeckt Teile von Asien, Europa und Amerika. Die Sommer sind kühl und feucht, die Winter kalt. Tiere, Pflanzen und Menschen haben sich diesen Gegebenheiten angepasst und bilden einen Kreislauf. Doch die weitläufige Landschaft ist vom Fortschritt bedroht.
This medium explains how energy from gas, coal and uranium is used to generate electricity. It gives an overview over the particular pros and cons and touches the topic of nuclear safety. Carbon capture and storage as well as fracking are discussed to give a complete insight into the current energy debates.
In der Filmtrilogie ',Drogen - einmal Abgrund und Zurück', berichtet Monika Maria Weiland von ihrem Absturz in die Drogenszene der 70er Jahre, ihre Hinwendung zum christlichen Glauben bis zu ihrer heutigen Tätigkeit als Drogenberaterin - eine Lebensgeschichte die inspiriert!
Bangladesh's mangroves are a home to the endangered tigers and also a fascinating tourist attraction. But the mangrove forests are endangered themselves: The impacts of climate change as well as the ones of shrimp farming reduces them. The government tries to control resource exploitation in the area.
So, wie Gott nach dem Ersten Buch Mose die Erde geschaffen haben soll, greift der Mensch seit seiner Erschaffung in den Lauf der Welt ein und formt sie nach seinen Bedürfnissen. Der Film verdeutlicht, wie stark sein egoistisches Handeln alle anderen Teile der Schöpfung gefährdet und teilweise sogar zerstört.
Die Film Flat bietet über 8.000 rechtssichere Unterrichtsfilme für alle Schulformen, Fächer und Altersklassen. Das Angebot umfasst Lehrfilme, Dokumentationen und Spielfilme. Lehrkräfte können die Videos streamen, herunterladen und mit ihren Schülerinnen und Schülern teilen.
The global textile industry has a huge impact on the environment. The medium shows how UK's companies use water recycling plants and also more of their waste streams. In the meantime poor people living in Bangladesh shortly downstream from the textile factories are adversely affected by the pollution.
There are several ways to generate electricity from renewables: This medium explains how solar, tidal, wind, biomass HEP and geothermal power are used and which are the pros and cons of each of these sources. It is shown which framework conditions have to be in place and what kind of oppositions exist.
Volvo's crash testing facility is the place where the footage on this medium has been filmed. It shows clearly which considerations industrial designers have to include in their projects. It is a helpful tool for students who develop their own designs and have to have them tested, evaluated and modified.
Whoever wants to design a product has to choose the material wisely: Should it be sustainable? What is the difference between recycled and renewable materials? What happens to the product when it's not used anymore? The medium contains also footage from the first zero carbon housing project in the US.
Modern textiles are able to meet the most different needs. This medium presents Kevlar, wearable electronics and conductive polymers and gives stunning examples for their use as clothing, ballet shoes, bags or tents. Smart and interactive textiles are a part of the new digital world and the internet of things.
Textiles which can be used in space, racing, transport, for medical assignments or as geotextile have to meet specific requirements. This medium explains their impressive functions, properties, structure and characteristics and gives an outlook to the technical and smart textiles that are yet to come.
The global fashion industry comes at much too high of a cost: The footage of this medium is filmed in Bangladesh and shows the working conditions of the people here. It asks about the role of fair trade in times of globalization and shows how important a close meshed quality control in this industry is.
The audience is introduced to Yahya who's nomadic family had to leave her land in the peripheral region of the Sahara: Desertification forced the people to find a new home. This medium shows the causes for this development and proposes different ways to meet this challenge environmentally acceptable.
The interest in recycled and sustainable Textiles is growing and designers have found some interesting ways to fulfil the needs. This medium shows bags that are made form airline seats, second hand shop textiles turned into high fashion, shoes made from seatbelts and tyres and textiles from jute sacks.
The eco-friendly surf-wear brand Finisterre explains its business philosophy: The goal is to reduce both the ethical and the environmental impact of their clothes everywhere the work is done. The HQ lies in Cornwall, suppliers sit in Japan and the manufacturing of the clothes takes place in Portugal.
Smart resistant materials allow designs which wouldn't have been possible just a short while ago. This medium explains their functions, characteristics and potential applications using the examples of thermochromatic plastics and inks, QTC and shape memory alloys. It provides valuable input for new ideas.
The Sahara is one of the most inhospitable areas of the world: The lack of water, the extreme temperatures and the inaccessibility make it hostile for humans. But there are chances to take. This medium shows different interesting ways the desert can be used if people eventually overcome its challenges.
Mumbai is growing so fast that the urban planners have difficulties to keep up regarding the development of a fitting waste management: It has to meet whole new needs by now. More and more vehicles lead to traffic congestion, and the planners discuss whether a new metro system would solve this problem.
The conditions for the slum dwellers in Mumbai shall be improved, but without affecting their social communities. This is a difficult task for the urban planners who have to decide between different strategies to improve the lives of the poor. The medium takes a look at the pros and cons of these strategies.
A megacity like Mumbai creates inequality and challenges, but also opportunities for the people who live here. The development of the nationally and internationally important city is extremely fast like in many LICs/NEEs. This depends partly on rural-urban migration and partly on natural increase.
Each new designed product should meet the needs of the users so this medium focuses on the investigation stage of product development which is not only practical, but can be fun, too. The footage shows designers working with anthropometric and ergonomic data and taking the demographic change into account.
Industry needs to rethink manufacturing methods to be more sustainable. By the example of Volvo this medium shows the ethical, moral and social implications a company has to take into consideration. The reduction of waste and energy consumption and the elimination of emissions are further topics.
This medium contains a guide made by designers for the development of a new product. It starts with the client's briefing, explains how research and prototyping are done, shows how you make moulds for mass production, touches branding and other points and ends with the product – all while working to a budget.
The understanding of waves helped to develop the plate tectonic theory and made the study of earthquakes easier for seismic survey teams. This medium shows the strong connection between these topics and explains the key terminology of wavelength, amplitude, period and frequency using exciting footage.
Jerzy Grotowski was one of the most famous theatre practitioners of the last century. The medium traces both his life and his enormous influence on contemporary theatre. It shows how Grotowski's visionary ideas have been and can be used to create successful and powerful performances.