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Title:

High-risk high-rise / written by Larry Klein ; a Nova production by Lawrence Klein Productions, LLC for WGBH Boston.

Publisher:

Distributed by PBS Distribution,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

1 videodisc (approximately . 55 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Subject:

Skyscrapers--Design and construction.
Tall buildings--Design and construction.
Skyscrapers--Security measures.
Tall buildings--Security measures.
Architecture.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.

Other Authors:

Klein, Larry (Producer), screenwriter. screenwriter.
Sanders, Jay O., 1953- narrator.
Lawrence Klein Productions, LLC, production company.
WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), production company.
PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher.
Public Broadcasting Service (U.S.), broadcaster.

Other Titles:

Nova (Television program)

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.

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?

ISBN:

1531713343
9781531713348

UPC:

841887045094

Locations:

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

SAPG074 -- Cedar Falls Public Library (Cedar Falls)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)