Hans A. Baer

Airplanes, the Environment, and the Human Condition (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

This book examines the aviation industry from an anthropological perspective, focussing on the sector's environmental impact and the challenges facing attempts to shift to more sustainable solutions.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 212
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Juli 2019
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429513589
• Artikelnr.: 57197710

Autorenporträt

Hans A. Baer is Principal Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Social Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction 1. The Political Economy of Aircraft 2. Airports: Nodes or
Loci of Economic Development and Sociality? 3. Cultural Tropes Associated
with Aeromobility 4. The Impact of Airplanes on the Environment and Climate
Change 5. Who is Being Transported by Airplanes 6. Efforts to Make
Airplanes and Airports More Environmentally Sustainable 7. Alternatives to
Flying: Individual and Collective Strategies 8. Airplanes, Sustainable
Transportation, and the Future of Humanity