CLIP 53 Impact Of Tourism: China’s Shangrila
10 mins 38 secs A Himalayan Chinese community has called itself “Shangri-La” to boost tourism. Visitor numbers are growing — but the culture and environment are under threat.
CLIP 54 Impact Of Tourism: Cruise Ships & Alaska
10 mins 33 secs Alaska’s sleepy fishing villages all but died when its gold rush ended. Now there’s a new boom – cruise ship tourists. They bring money but problems, too.
CLIP 55 Impact Of Tourism: Nepal & The Everest National Park
11 mins 31 secs Every year 300,000 people come to Nepal to trek in the famous Everest National Park. But with them come deforestation, soil erosion and piles of rubbish.
CLIP 107 The Information Commissioner
11 mins 32 secs David Smith explains his role in enforcing data protection law and his powers. Why is data protection important? What are the key threats?
CLIP 127 Apple – Responsible Corporation?
7 mins 43 secs Apple has amazing products, but they’re made by people in China working long hours on low wages. Some have killed themselves. Is Apple to blame?
CLIP 128 Google – Responsible Corporation?
9 mins 03 secs Google is a global success story – but does it have too much of our personal information? The Information Commission Officer explains his concerns.
CLIP 130 Royal Bank Of Scotland – Responsible Corporation?
11 mins 39 secs RBS is accused of funding environmentally destructive projects like the tar sands oil project and mountaintop removal. What is the case against them?
CLIP 132 Primark – Responsible Corporation?
15 mins 28 secs Primark is famous for cheap, fast fashion – but does this mean sweatshop conditions for workers in the developing world? Even child labour?
Can Regeneration Work?
30 mins, 1998 A study of the Cardiff Bay regeneration project. Cardiff was once a major international port, but the decline in the coal and steel industry led to a decline in the docks. Unemployment soared and Cardiff docks became a depressed area. Then in the 1980s the Government began a series of urban regeneration… Read more »
Global Change Strategies: The Car Industry
28 mins, 2018 PART 1 INTRODUCTION Globalisation in the car industry is nothing new. By 1928, General Motors and Ford were making vehicles in 24 countries. The 50s and 60s were the golden age of US and European car makers – but that was challenged by the arrival of the Japanese in the 60s and… Read more »
Refugees And Migrants
50 mins, 2007 The plight of refugees and migrants is a major global problem. Two films provide dramatic case study material from the US and Bangladesh. Film 1: BANGLADESH In the early 1990s, members of the Rohingyas people fled persecution in Burma to seek a new life in neighbouring Bangladesh. But instead they found government… Read more »
China and Brazil: Tales Of Two Cities
26 mins, 2007 This film profiles two cities – one in China, one in Brazil – with very different tales to tell. CHONGQING, CHINA: Chongqing in China is already the largest city in the world and it’s growing at a rate that beggars belief. Migrant workers flood in from the countryside and skyscrapers spring up…. Read more »