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2022

Format:	DVD, Videorecording, Projected Medium, Visual Materials
Title:	High-risk high-rise / written by Larry Klein ; edited by Robert Kirwan ; [produced by] Laurie Cahalane.
Edition:	Widescreen.
Publisher, Date:	[Arlington, Virginia] : PBS, [2022] [Arlington, Virginia] : Distributed by PBS Distribution, [2022] ©2022
Description:	1 videodisc (approx. 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. digital optical NTSC video file DVD video region 1
Summary:	Every year, hundreds of new skyscrapers are built around the globe. As nations vie for prestige and developers look to maximize limited urban space, these shimmering towers are rising higher and higher. In China alone, dozens of buildings reach over 1,000 feet, with a few approaching 2,000 feet. But for all their impressive engineering, are these buildings safe?
Target Audience Note:	Rating: TV-PG.
Subjects:	Skyscrapers -- Security measures. Tall buildings -- Security measures.
Genre:	Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
Other Author:	Klein, Larry (Producer), television director, screenwriter. Cahalane, Laurie, television producer. Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator. PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher. Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.
Notes:	Title from disc label. Originally broadcast as an episode of the television program Nova on the PBS Network in 2021. Narrator, Jay O. Sanders. DVD; region 1 NTSC; widescreen; stereo; [color] English audio, with English SDH subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing; descibed video.
ISBN:	9781531713348 1531713343
Publisher Number:	NV61921 14027344
Other Number:	1262793745
System Availability:	1
Current Holds:	0
# Local items:	1
Control Number:	952982
# Local items in:	1
# System items in:	1
Call Number:	DVD 658.477 High-ris

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