The Human Scale

The Human Scale

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Status

Released

Release Date

Feb 20, 2012

Runtime

1h 23m

Genres

Documentary

User Score

62%

Original Title

Den mänskliga staden

Production Companies

Real Dania Fonden, Final Cut for Real

Director

Andreas Dalsgaard

Description

50 % of the world’s population lives in urban areas. By 2050 this will increase to 80%. Life in a mega city is both enchanting and problematic. Today we face peak oil, climate change, loneliness and severe health issues due to our way of life. But why? The Danish architect and professor Jan Gehl has studied human behavior in cities through 40 years. He has documented how modern cities repel human interaction, and argues that we can build cities in a way, which takes human needs for inclusion and intimacy into account.