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July 15th, 2011

[VIDEO] Phillip Longman and Julia Whitty on the issue of population
Alison Stewart interviews reporters Phillip Longman and Julia Whitty to discuss how the challenges of population control can be met, and just how serious they are.

July 15th, 2011

[VIDEO] Pollution by Population
As the world steadily marches toward record-breaking population figures, Need to Know time travels to the late ‘60s/early ‘70s, a small window of time when “overpopulation” was a frightening issue that occupied a substantial slice of the American psyche.

June 28th, 2011

Shrinking Cities: [VIDEO] In Youngstown, it takes a village to shrink a city
Hear some voices from Youngstown, Ohio, which has lost more than half its population and has an ambitious plan to rebuild through shrinking.

June 28th, 2011

Shrinking Cities: [VIDEO] Rebirth of the Rustbelt: an architect’s perspective
Can cities like Detroit, Cleveland and Youngstown, Ohio, make a comeback? Reed Kroloff, director of Michigan's Cranbrook Academy of Art, thinks so.

Shrinking Cities: [VIDEO] Youngstown, Ohio: The incredible shrinking city
How do the industrial cities of the Rust Belt deal with massive population losses? Youngstown, Ohio, is trying to return the city to its former greatness, albeit on a smaller scale.

Shrinking Cities: [VIDEO] The Land Banker from Flint
Post-industrial cities are facing steep population loss and vast expanses of abandoned property - a phenomenon known as "shrinking." Dan Kildee. president of Community Progress and a leader in the Shrinking Cities movement. talks to Alison Stewart about the need for a national agenda, and the mental shift Americans will need to make before they stop seeing downsizing as failure.

Shrinking Cities: [VIDEO] In Youngstown, a house now abandoned was a home
Filmmaker Derrick Jones documented his own family's history in one house in Youngstown, Ohio. The film "631" chronicles the many good times over the years, as well as the difficulties in maintaining the house with little income, especially after two fires. It is the story of one house, now abandoned, that was once filled with life.

April 25th, 2011

Profiles from the Recession: [VIDEO] Ed Rendell on building the next America
‘ObamaRail’ has quickly become the new ‘ObamaCare.’ Much like last year’s divide on healthcare reform, Republicans and President Obama again find themselves at odds; this time on whether or not to build a nation-wide high-speed rail network. Former Pennsylvania governor Ed Rendell, a democrat and co-chair of Building America’s Future, makes his case for spending now on modernizing the nation’s infrastructure.

April 22nd, 2011

Shrinking Cities: [VIDEO] Designing the city of the future
A group of budding city planners in Detroit competes against students from more affluent suburbs to design the city of the future. A report from Detroit Public Television.

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