After the Car

After the Car

by Dennis, Kingsley

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It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this provocative new book. They argue that the days of the car are numbered: powerful forces around the world are undermining the car system and will usher in a new transport system sometime in the next few decades. Specifically, the book examines how several major processes are shaping the future of how we travel, including: Global warming and its many global consequences Peaking o…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :After the Car.

Summary

It is difficult to imagine a world without the car, and yet that is exactly what Dennis and Urry set out to do in this provocative new book. They argue that the days of the car are numbered: powerful forces around the world are undermining the car system and will usher in a new transport system sometime in the next few decades. Specifically, the book examines how several major processes are shaping the future of how we travel, including: Global warming and its many global consequences Peaking of oil supplies Increased digitisation of many aspects of economic and social life Massive global popu.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2013.

Publication Statements

  • Publisher(s):Wiley
  • Place of Publication:Hoboken
  • Language:eng
  • Publication Date:2013.

The Physical Object

  • Description:1 online resource (226 pages)

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9780745675275, 0745675271, 9780745644219, 074564421X, 9780745644226, 0745644228
  • oclc:ocn880909360
  • LC Classification:HE151 .D46
  • Dewey Decimal:388

Table of Contents

Cover; Copyright; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 CHANGING CLIMATES; 2 THE CENTURY OF THE CAR; 3 SYSTEMS; 4 TECHNOLOGIES; 5 ORGANIZATIONS; 6 MODELS; 7 SCENARIOS; NOTES; INDEX.

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Subjects

Transport -- Politique gouvernementale TRANSPORTATION -- Automotive Transportation -- Forecasting Transportation and state Transports routiers

Writers

Dennis, Kingsley Urry, John

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