Dalsgaard Summary

The documentary opens up with deep quotes that make you think. “Imagine that we in the future right now, the megacities a reality and it looks a lot like a vision of science fiction film through the 20th century” (The Human Scale). This questions our own assumptions about contemporary life and what happens when we put humans into the focus of our perception. This is the “measurement of human happiness” as the film states. Dalsgaard simply states that 50% of the world’s population resides in cities; by 2050 the world’s population will increase by 80%. Dalsgaard examines large cities like New York City, Melbourne, Dhaka Chongquing, Copenhagen, and Christchurch. Dalsgaard observes cities by using issues, and possible solutions that these cities face for the urban development.
In each of these cities, he paints a picture of complete cityscapes and uses opinions from knowledgeable people such as city officials, planners, and architect such as Jan Gehl in 5 sequenced