America by design  [videorecording] : the shape of the land / 
 Shape of the land 
a co-production of  Guggenheim Productions, Inc. and WTTW/Chicago ; produced and directed by Werner Schumann ; written by Spiro Kostof, Werner Schumann. 
 - Alexandria, Va :  PBS Video,  c1987. 
 - 1 videocassette (60 min.) :  sd., col. ;  1/2 
<br/><br/>Editor , Robert Pierce ; music , Michael Rendish , Jim Barto , Rick  Kuethe , Glenn Lacey.  Editor , Robert Pierce ; music , Michael Rendish , Jim Barto , Rick  Kuethe , Glenn Lacey. 
<br/><br/>Host Spiro Kostof. 
<br/><br/> Illustrates how farming, strip mining, bridges, irrigation projects, and our settlement patterns have left their imprints on the shape of the  American landmass. Architecture historian Spiro Kostof contrasts Indian and European notions of land ownership and use, and examines the issues involved  in the regulation of natural resources. 
<br/><br/><br/>VHS format. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Land use--United States.<br/>Architecture--United States.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>720.973  / AME