Waterfront cities of the world

66 Episodes x 1 hour
french, english
SYNOPSIS

In a world where planes make traveling to the farthest destination a matter of hours, and railways spiderweb the continents, what place do ports cities still have? They were once the centers of civilization, the gateway to commerce and adventure, but what is a port city in the modern world?Our greatest cities have always been built close to water. There are over 500 000 port cities across the globe. Hubs of military activity, commercial trade, population migrations and cultural trends, these bustling centers seemed as much part of the global community as part of their own countries.In our changing world, these cities, enriched by their history of cultural exchange, continue to have a powerful impact on human civilization. What makes these cities so different than others?  How has their access to the rest of the world made them so distinct? Why do we find them so attractive?Port cities are where a nation meets the rest of the world, where the familiar meets the exotic, where the known meets the unknown. Chicago, Oslo, Shanghai, Dublin, Auckland, Los Angeles, Cartagena, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Tangier, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro, and many more... Sophie Fouron takes us into the heart of each of these incredible cities to discover how their past affects their present, and how their present is shaping their future.

Episodes

Helsinki 
Cape Town  
Havana 
Lisbon 
Tel Aviv 
Bangkok 
Buenos Aires
Melbourne 
Houston 
Reykjavik 
San Francisco 
Marseille
Moscow 
Venice 
Singapore 
St.Petersburg 
Istanbul 
Valencia 
Vancouver 
Valetta 
Copenhagen 
Salvador de Bahia
Hong Kong
Boston
Panama City
Tokyo 
Naples 
Stockholm 
Hamburg 
London 
Barcelona 
New York City

Riga 
Miami 
Ho Chi Minh City 
New Orleans 
Doha 
Lima
Honolulu 
Chicago
Amsterdam 
Tangier
Seoul
Oslo 
Shanghai (2 episodes)
Dublin 
Carthagena
Auckland  
Rio de Janeiro
Los Angeles
Mumbai 
Philadephia 
Athens 
Dakar 
Glasgow 
Montevideo
Budapest 
Portland 
Rome 
Taipei 
Valparaiso 
Kuala Lumpur  
Nantes 
Toronto 

The sum of all cities

Documentary series
66 Episodes x 1 Hour

In a world where planes make traveling to the farthest destination a matter of hours, and railways spiderweb the continents, what place do ports cities still have? They were once the centers of civilization, the gateway to commerce and adventure, but what is a port city in the modern world?Our greatest cities have always been built close to water. There are over 500 000 port cities across the globe. Hubs of military activity, commercial trade, population migrations and cultural trends, these bustling centers seemed as much part of the global community as part of their own countries.In our changing world, these cities, enriched by their history of cultural exchange, continue to have a powerful impact on human civilization. What makes these cities so different than others?  How has their access to the rest of the world made them so distinct? Why do we find them so attractive?Port cities are where a nation meets the rest of the world, where the familiar meets the exotic, where the known meets the unknown. Chicago, Oslo, Shanghai, Dublin, Auckland, Los Angeles, Cartagena, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Tangier, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro, and many more... Sophie Fouron takes us into the heart of each of these incredible cities to discover how their past affects their present, and how their present is shaping their future.

WATERFRONT CITIES OF THE WORLD

Documentary series - 66 Episodes x 1 hour

In a world where planes make traveling to the farthest destination a matter of hours, and railways spiderweb the continents, what place do ports cities still have? They were once the centers of civilization, the gateway to commerce and adventure, but what is a port city in the modern world?Our greatest cities have always been built close to water. There are over 500 000 port cities across the globe. Hubs of military activity, commercial trade, population migrations and cultural trends, these bustling centers seemed as much part of the global community as part of their own countries.In our changing world, these cities, enriched by their history of cultural exchange, continue to have a powerful impact on human civilization. What makes these cities so different than others?  How has their access to the rest of the world made them so distinct? Why do we find them so attractive?Port cities are where a nation meets the rest of the world, where the familiar meets the exotic, where the known meets the unknown. Chicago, Oslo, Shanghai, Dublin, Auckland, Los Angeles, Cartagena, Mumbai, Amsterdam, Tangier, Seoul, Rio de Janeiro, and many more... Sophie Fouron takes us into the heart of each of these incredible cities to discover how their past affects their present, and how their present is shaping their future.

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