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Sustainable Urban Farming
Episode 1
Maintaining a sustainable way of life through organic farming is possible — even in big cities. In this episode, a woman in the favelas of Rio de Janeiro shows us how to maximize every last bit of local produce, while urban dwellers and beekeepers in Paris are developing a culture of sharing in rooftop gardens.
Videos produced by TAL in Brazil and QLM in France.
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The Women Using Urban Farming as a Powerful Act of Resistance
Women living in large cities are turning to farming to regain control of their food. Hear their stories and recommendations on how you can grow your own urban garden.
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The Women Using Urban Farming as a Powerful Act of Resistance
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Favela Organica: The Woman Bringing Organic Farming to Favelas
This segment follows the story of Regina Tchelly, the founder of Rio de Janeiro-based Favela Organica.
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Urban Agriculture
Why a Swarm of Rooftop Gardens is Emerging in Paris
As urban agriculture grows in Paris, the government is beginning to open more and more shared gardens across the city.
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Big Cities
Big Cities
E1: Sustainable Urban Farming
Episode 1
Maintaining a sustainable way of life through organic farming is possible — even in big cities.
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Big Cities
Big Cities
E2: Heart of the City
Episode 2
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Episode 3: Bringing Life to Public Spaces
Episode 3
Two groups strive to reinvigorate public spaces amid blocky apartment structures and rigid urban development.
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Episode 4: Cooperative Housing
Episode 4
Many people are ditching the confines of traditional apartment life and opting for communal living instead.
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Episode 5: Immigrant Support Systems
Episode 5
Big cities attract dreamers from all over the world. This episode features the people building communities of inclusion for immigrants.
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A government plan to rebuild a large public housing estate has raised the flags because the redevelopment site would include an old dairy farm built among a verdant valley in 1886.
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"La Memoria Del Sonido" builds an arc of experiences and connections between noise and the sounds in San Jose, Costa Rica.
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Community members have been preserving the cultural heritage of the Q’eswachaka bridge, the last living legacy of Inca architecture, by using ancestral techniques, creativity and solidarity.
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Rice and Roses in Malaysia is dedicated to feeding the rising number of homeless individuals who are being displaced by the rapid development in the city of George Town.
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Cooperative Housing
Episode 4
People are rethinking housing arrangements in growing cities across the globe. Many are ditching the confines of traditional apartments and opting for communal living. In Seoul, three families band together to build the home of their dreams and the urban support system they’ve never had. On a larger scale, participants in a housing cooperative in Lyon band together to share space and the responsibilities of homeownership in a Vertical Village.
Featuring segments by KBS and QLM.
Helping Hands
Episode 6
Many people enjoy the anonymity found in city living, but this also creates dangers for more vulnerable people like the homeless and elderly.
In Malaysia, an organization called Rice & Roses feeds the needy, paying particular attention to those living on the streets of Georgetown, Penang. The group of volunteers prepares meals and delivers them, and offers free education to street children.
Historical Preservation
Episode 8
From the depths of a volcano to the density of a forest, people around the world are preserving natural wonders in their home cities. A docent at Mount Vesuvius shares why he has devoted his life to the volcano that destroyed much of the area in previous generations. A man in Hong Kong leads neighbors in a fight to preserve a historic forest that has become polluted.
Videos produced by RAI in Naples, Italy and RTHK in Hong Kong.
Immigrant Support Systems
Episode 5
Big cities attract dreamers from all over the world. This episode features the people building communities of inclusion for immigrants.
Traditional Practices
Episode 7
Looking back to traditional practices can help us find modern solutions to various environmental and social issues of city life.
In Q'ewe, Peru, we follow Victoriano Arizapana, a Native leader nicknamed “The Engineer” as he leads the construction of the Q’eswachaka bridge. Residents from four different communities participate in the three-day construction of a traditional rope bridge using ancestral techniques taught through their Inca heritage.
Living With Water
Episode 9
Great water demands require greater water solutions to keep big cities afloat.
Water activists combat climate change and illegal wetland development that is causing towns to flood in Argentina. Graciela Capodoglio founded the Natural Reserve of Pilar to preserve the floodplain ecosystem in the province of Buenos Aires.
In Mexico City, citizens formed an organization using innovative education models and technologies to address the city’s water shortage issues.
Videos produced by Construir TV in Argentina and SPR in Mexico.
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