Motor vehicles, the environment, and the human condition driving to extinction

Motor vehicles, the environment, and the human condition driving to extinction

"The world now has more than a billion motor vehicles, and this number continues to increase as developing countries imitate developed societies in their adoption of the culture of automobility. Motor Vehicles, the Environment, and the Human Condition: Driving to Extinction explores the politic...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baer, Hans A., 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham Lexington Books, an imprint of the Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]
Series:Environment and society.
Subjects:
Automobiles > Environmental aspects.
Climatic changes > Effect of human beings on.
Automobiles > Aspect de l'environnement.
Climat > Changements > Effets de l'homme sur.
Transportation: Automotive / General.
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Online Access:https://www.lib.tsu.ru/mminfo/2023/EBSCO/2255497.pdf
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • 1. The political economy of motor vehicles
  • 2. Cultural tropes associated with motor vehicles
  • 3. The political ecological impact of motor vehicles on settlement patterns
  • 4. The impact of motor vehicles on the natural environment
  • 5. The political ecological impact of motor vehicles on health
  • 6. Case studies of motor vehicles in various places
  • 7. Beyond the automobile
  • 8. Creating a sustainable transportation system within the context of an alternative world system
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author.

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