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The Human Scale

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Thinkers, architects and urban planners discuss ways to increase human interaction in cities.
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J. R. Jones Chicago Reader No documentary I've seen about city planning has come at the topic from such a resolutely humanistic perspective, or given me more hope for the future. Apr 1, 2014 Full Review Linda Barnard Toronto Star The Human Scale presents interesting ideas but the format is often dull as concrete, more civics lecture than vibrant city life. Nov 7, 2013 Full Review Gary Goldstein Los Angeles Times Writer-director Andreas M. Dalsgaard takes such a low-key approach to presenting the film's vital, potentially involving topic that viewers may find themselves more inspired to take a snooze than a stroll. Oct 31, 2013 Full Review Daniel Walber Nonfics Dalsgaard has made a tight, compelling and well-designed film about design. That's harder to pull off than one might think. Rated: 4/5 Jun 5, 2014 Full Review Chris Knight National Post Gehl suggests we study people, not cars, and change our cities accordingly. Rated: 3/4 Nov 7, 2013 Full Review Avi Offer NYC Movie Guru Insightful and fascinating, but too dry and somewhat myopic. Rated: 6.05/10 Oct 20, 2013 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member Documentário sobre o urbanismo feito para a escala humana, cidades pequenas com prédios baixos. Trabalho participativo. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/15/23 Full Review Audience Member Our future is terrifying, but knowing there's architects and city planners trying to make a difference gives me a grain of hope. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member Interesting and hopeful, rather than inspiring and optimistic. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/20/23 Full Review Audience Member Everyone living in a big city should watch this. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/07/23 Full Review Audience Member The Human Scale succeeds in promoting the importance of a well-built urban environment by pointing out just what is important to people. By studying people and how they react to their built environment, Gehl was able to transform places like Times Square into a pedestrian paradise. Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Audience Member Like 2011 doco Urbanised, The Human Scale deals with the shaping of modern cities to avoid the mistakes of the past and to make urban dwelling more enjoyable and efficient as humanity shifts towards a highly urbanised future. In a swift global survey the film charts the sometimes painful process of challenging car-centric sprawl in the face of vested interests and outdated worldviews. From an Antipodean perspective, the chapters on smarter growth in Melbourne and the grueling reconstruction in Christchurch (with doomy music for Gerry Brownlee's attempted usurpation of the public-led city plan) are close to home. But it's the eye-opening dilemmas faced by the tumultuous 'giga-cities' of India, Bangladesh and China that are where the fate of 21st century humanity is being decided. The chapter on Dhaka was most worrying - gaining half a million population every year, the city is increasingly prone to devastation and huge loss of life from even relatively mild earthquakes as building standards are shirked and ground-water is squandered. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 02/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis Thinkers, architects and urban planners discuss ways to increase human interaction in cities.
Director
Andreas Møl Dalsgaard
Producer
Signe Byrge Sørensen
Screenwriter
Andreas Møl Dalsgaard
Production Co
Final Cut for Real
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 12, 2015
Runtime
1h 23m
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