E2 Transport

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Contents 1 General Information 2 Cover 3 Information 3.1 London: The Price of Traffic 3.2 Paris: Velo Liberte 3.3 Food Miles 3.4 Seoul: The Stream of Consciousness 3.5 Portland: A Sense of Place 3.6 Aviation: The Limited Sky 4 Screenshots 5 Technical Specs 6 Links 6.1 Release Post 6.2 Related Documentaries 6.3 ed2k Links

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Sociopolitical Documentary hosted by Brad Pitt, published by PBS in 2008 - English narration

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e2 is a critically acclaimed and groundbreaking series, which reveals the innovators and pioneers who envision a better quality of life on earth: socially,culturally, and ecologically. The series is characterised by a poetic combination of storytelling, provocative cinematography and an emotive original music score.

The biggest culprit in terms of sustainability in transport is the car. At the same time, we have entered an age in which people and goods are travelling further and more frequetly than ever before, across land, ocean and air. A trully global marketplace requires a globally-minded initiative to address this environmental problem.

Narrated by Golden Globe and Acadamy Award winner Brad Pitt, e2 transport investigates different methods, outlooks and initiatives from around the globe aiming to solve transport issues, focusing less on the area of design and fuel alternatives and more on the larger context of human behaviour and urbanisation.

[edit] London: The Price of Traffic

Based on the economic principle of demand managment, London's congestion charge challenges the 20th century notion that cities should be designed around cars, and asks drivers to pay for access to public roads and parking spaces. Thanks to visionary municipal leaders like Deputy Mayor Nicky Gavron, this plan is the core of a sweeping push to transform London into a transit-efficient and pedestrian-friendly megacity in time for the 2012 Olypmic Games.

[edit] Paris: Velo Liberte

Paris' ambitious public-private Velib bike initiative encourages residents to forgo cars for bikes and public transportation. In the process, the programme has fostered a unique popular culture, complete with its own language, jokes and pick-up lines. If imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, Paris Mayor Bertrand Delanoe has undoubtedly taken heart: Its success has inspired cities like Sao Paulo, Venice and London to begin adopting similar programmes of their own.

[edit] Food Miles

In the 21st century global food economy, most foods travel an average of 1,500 miles from farm to plate. As renowned author Michael Pollen elaborates, the impacts of this fossil fuel-driven system are detrimental to the environment, but also to our health and social well-being. Writer Michael Shuman argues that investing in local food systems lessens the distance between who we are and what we eat, and creates wealth in the community.

[edit] Seoul: The Stream of Consciousness

In 2003, the city of Seoul took a rare step "back in time," demolishing a major downtown freeway to uncover and restore the ancient Cheonggyecheon stream that once flowed beneath it. An impressive feat of engineering, the project re-purposed nearly 75 percent of the dismatled highway material for reconstruction and rehabilitation of the stream's banks and commercial corridor. The Cheonggyecheon is now a vital part of the city's commercial and tourism sectors, and has proven that environmental restoration can revive culture and community, as well.

[edit] Portland: A Sense of Place

Thanks to a progressive public transportation protfolio that includes train, steetcar, bus and aerial tram, Portland has become a global model of transit-oriented development (TOD). For more than 40 years, city planners have uniquely integrated transport decisions into urban growth and development efforts. The result: Portland is consistatly ranked as one of the country's most livable cities, boasting a healthy two percent population growth annually - and the second lowest per capita transprtation spending of the 28 largest U.S. metropolitan areas.

[edit] Aviation: The Limited Sky

Even if regional transportation becomes more efficient, people and goods will still need to travel the world. This episode looks at new technologies and policies that could offset the aviation industry's substantial greenhouse gas emissions, such as Amyris Biotechnologies' new synthetic jet juels, and Hybrid Air Vehicles' second generation of dirigible airship. To reduce fuel emissions, industry leaders like Boeing are also advocating towing planes on runways and implementing smarter air traffic control systems.

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Video Codec: XviD ISO MPEG-4
Video Bitrate: 1690 kbps
Video Resolution: 720x400
Video Aspect Ratio: 1.800:1
Frames Per Second: 25.000
Audio Codec: 0x2000 (Dolby AC3) AC3
Audio Bitrate: 224kb/s CBR 48000 Hz
Audio Streams: 2
Audio Languages: English
RunTime Per Part: 25:28.760
Number Of Parts: 6
Part Size: 350Mb
Ripped by: Chook93

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[edit] Related Documentaries

• 100 Years of British Buses
• Energy - e2
• Industrial Revelations

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