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Nighttime Lights of the World (source of the image used in the banner of the USP2 website)
The Nighttime Lights of the World dataset was compiled from 6 months of nighttime orbits (October 1994 - March 1995) collected during the dark half of the lunar cycle. Each orbit was examined for clouds using the thermal infrared band. Areas affected by clouds were removed from consideration. A light filter selected pixels greater than 4 standard deviations above the local background (a 100 x 100 pixel area). The selected lights were counted (counts) and divided by the number of times it would have been possible to detect the light (number of cloud-free coverages). The resulting percentage values (0-100) were examined for noise from aurora, bad scan lines, lightning, magnetic anomalies, etc. The remaining pixels were separated into bands for lights, fires, gas flares, and boats. Source: Image and data processing were by the United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s National Geophysical Data Center. DMSP data were collected by US Air Force Weather Agency. Source: http://www.unhabitat.org/Istanbul+5/6-9.pdf
Earth and Moon Viewer.
http://www.fourmilab.ch/cgi-bin/uncgi/Earth/action?opt=-n
Visible Earth, Human Dimensions
http://visibleearth.nasa.gov/Human_Dimensions/
Cerda: The Barcelona Extension (Eixample), Traveling Exhibition, 9/20/03 - 9/27/03
San Diego Exhibit Organizer: Nico Calavita, Exhibit Produced by the Dept. of Territorial Policy and Public Works of the Government of Catalonia, Spain (click here for photo gallery).
Barcelona, Spain Photos taken by Keith Pezzoli while at the UN-Habitat World Urban Forum
September 13-17, 2004 (click here)
Colonia Diez de Mayo (low income settlement project, Tijuana, Mexico)
http://regionalworkbench.org/images/Colonia_Diez_de_Mayo/index.htm
Scenes from China, taken during the 1st World Planning Schools Congress,
Shanghai, China, July 2001.
Shanghai Scenes
New Towns and Models
Food
New York City
Twin Towers, 2001
SLIDESHOWS and MULTIMEDIA NARRATIVES (using Macromedia Flash).
NOTE: If you don't already have it installed on your computer, you will need to download Macromedia's Flash plugin to view the slide show below. You can download the plug in for free, click here ( the Flash plugin is similar to the Adobe Acrobat Reader plugin necessary to read pdf files).
UN-Habitat State of the World's Cities 2004/2005
RWBC interactive multimedia narratives
The RWBC development team is currently working on a number of interactive narratives that address interlocking problems of environment and development in the San Diego-Tijuana crossborder city-region. These narratives consist of video and motion graphic presentations with sound and voice narrations, close-captioning, and links to topics as the presentation progresses. Other features include:
- Versions in both Spanish and English (voice over and close-captioning)
- Capability to search RWBC resources via the narrative interface
Colonia 10 de Mayo, Tijuana, Mexico.
A brief over view of the irregular human settlement in the U.S.-Mexico border region. Closed captioning in Spanish and English, learn more menu.
Click here to view a demo about The Colonia 10 de Mayo
Tijuana River Watershed
A brief over view of the Tijuana River Watershed spanning the U.S.-Mexico border region. Closed captioning in Spanish and English, learn more menu.
Click here to view a narrative about the Tijuana River Watershed
UCSD-TV documentaries
The Regional Workbench Consortium (#7244; 28 min. 2003)
“Principal investigator and regional planner Keith Pezzoli's vision for a multi-disciplinary approach to sustainable development is explored in this tour of the Regional Workbench Consortium, a collaborative partnership and website that allows users to share the tools they need to improve quality of life and environmental stewardship in the Southern California-Northern Baja California region.”
Web site: http://www.ucsd.tv/library-test.asp?showID=7244
Colonia 10 de Mayo, Tijuana, Mexico, Revitalization Plan (#6022; 20 min.)
The 10 de Mayo project. UCSD Conversations: Crossborder Urban Planning. The documentary starts three-quarters of the way into a one-hour program (what UCSD-TV calls "Conversations with UCSD Faculty"). Specifically, it starts at minute 39 as indicated on the Real Player dial (the first two 20 minute segments focus on biology and pharmacology).
Web site: http://www.ucsd.tv/library-test.asp?showID=6022
Click here for information on the use of stories and storytelling in planning
Recommended Films and Video Documentaries
HOME PLANET. SERIES: MIRACLE PLANET #6. YEAR: 1989. 1/2" VHS. 60 MIN. 550 MIR PT. 6. Examines the prospects for our life on Earth. Shows how as humans developed into the dominant species of the planet, they have affected and been affected by the Earth and its forces. Considers whether the planet will continue to support the human species.
Digital Government Video Archives, click here
FILM AND MEDIA LIBRARIES
A select list of video and films with an emphasis on globalization (compiled in 2003)
The list below was compiled using EndNote with a connection to the UC Library System. The key term "globalization" returned 1,400 references. Within this larger set, the key terms video and/or film returned 137 references. Many of the citations are from Bullfrog Films (see link below). The annotations are copied from the original source file (i.e., the on-line record maintained by the UC Library System). Click here for the list of 137.
http://www.bullfrogfilms.com/about.html
Bullfrog Films is a leading source of educational videos, with a collection of over 500 titles in seventeen subject areas, including globalization, and the developing world. City Life is part of Bullfrog Film's "Life" series documenting the effects of globalization on individuals and communities around the world. The twenty-two part City Life series (27-minute programs) examines globalization's effects on cities and their inhabitants.
UC Berkeley Media Resources on Global Issues and Event
http://www.lib.berkeley.edu/MRC/global.html