Urban poverty is one of the biggest challenges facing the world in the 21st century. In 1950, three hundred million people were living in urban areas; by 2001 that figure had increased to 2.85 billion, or almost half the world's population. And the flow of rural migrants arriving in the world's mega cities shows no signs of slowing down. -- "It is a trend which cannot be stopped," says Anna Tibaijuka, the executive director of the UN Center for Human Settlements, "even in the developing countries..."
With the backdrop of Lima, Peru, this program examines the enduring magnetism of big cities -- and asks whether the migrants who have moved here now feel that city life is the answer to their dreams.

Bullfrog Films Collection

Globalization, City and town life, Globalization -- Economic aspects, Globalization -- Social aspects, Rural-urban migration -- Peru, Lima (Peru) -- Social conditions, Lima (Peru) -- Economic conditions, Poverty -- Peru -- Lima

City Life

Bradshaw, Steve (director), Bradshaw, Steve (writer), Gawin, Luke (producer), Miranda, Liliana (commentator), Patel, Sheela (commentator), Tibaijuka, Anna (commentator), Kothari, Miloon (commentator), Richards, Jenny (editor), Television Trust for the Environment (producer), Bullfrog Films (distributor)

00:27:36 (HH:MM:SS)

English

adult/continuing education, higher education, high school (grades 10-12), college

Name	Bullfrog Films (Firm)
Role	distributor
Telephone	800-543-3764
Address	Bullfrog Films, PO Box 149Oley, PA 19547
Email	[email protected]

2001-01-01

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