Maintaining the megalopolis

Introduces students to the world's history of civil engineering - this episode looks at some of the decaying structures in New York City and Tokyo. Comparisons are made between the difficulties faced by administrators of modern cities and the costly maintenance problems in ancient Rome that con...

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Corporate Author: Video Education Australasia
Format: Video VHS
Language:English
Published: Bendigo, Vic. : Video Education Australasia (distributor), 1995.
Series:Technopower series ; ep. 5
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Summary:Introduces students to the world's history of civil engineering - this episode looks at some of the decaying structures in New York City and Tokyo. Comparisons are made between the difficulties faced by administrators of modern cities and the costly maintenance problems in ancient Rome that contributed to its ruin.
Physical Description:1 videocassette (VHS) (25 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in. + 1 teacher notes.