Hans A. Baer

Motor Vehicles, the Environment, and the Human Condition

Driving to Extinction

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This book explores the political ecology of motor vehicles in an era of growing social disparities and environmental crises. Humanity needs to move beyond motor vehicles as much as possible as part and parcel of the larger process of radical social structural changes.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lexington Books
• Seitenzahl: 258
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 20mm
• Gewicht: 574g
• ISBN-13: 9781793604880
• ISBN-10: 1793604886
• Artikelnr.: 57166530

Autorenporträt

Hans A. Baer is principal honorary research fellow in the School of Social Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne and author of Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia: Transitioning to an Alternative World System.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Chapter 1
The Political Economy of Motor Vehicles Chapter 2
Cultural Tropes Associated with Motor Vehicles Chapter 3
The Political Ecological Impact of Motor Vehicles on Settlement Patterns Chapter 4
The Impact of Motor Vehicles on the Natural Environment Chapter 5
The Political Ecological Impact of Motor Vehicles on Health Chapter 6
Case Studies of Motor Vehicles in Various Places Chapter 7
Beyond the Automobile Motor Vehicle Chapter 8
Creating a Sustainable Transportation System within the Context of an Alternative World System References About the Author