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The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream (2004)

The End of Suburbia: Oil Depletion and the Collapse of the American Dream (2004)

Documentary
Release Date: 2004, January 12
Directors: Gregory Greene
Countries: Canada
Production: The Electric Wallpaper Company
Cast: Matthew Simmons, James Howard Kunstler, Richard Heinberg, Barrie Zwicker

Overview:

Since World War II North Americans have invested much of their newfound wealth in suburbia. It has promised a sense of space, affordability, family life and upward mobility. As the population of suburban sprawl has exploded in the past 50 years Suburbia, and all it promises, has become the American Dream. But as we enter the 21st century, serious questions are beginning to emerge...

Keywords:

peak oil energy supply suburbia oil industry american dream oil energy social issues highway urban development environment public transport sustainability