About this film
Three quarters of humanity live on coastlines, or on the banks of rivers flowing into them. Not surprisingly, port cities are among the most bustling and creative human hubs in the world.
Port Cities are engines of economic, social and cultural growth - gateways for global trade and human migration and an endless stream of exciting new ideas…
But along with the ocean and seas' bounty they face huge challenges:
air and water pollution, infectious disease, economic disparity and poverty.
<>br/As Earth warms and sea levels rise, port cities face the most daunting challenge of all.
This film take you to Rotterdam, Europe's largest seaport and addresses its colorful history, the often troubled, invariably complex interplay between city, people and port, and how people are coming together to make the city economically, socially, culturally and environmentally sustainable.