Description
From local bike-sharing initiatives to overhauls of transport infrastructure, mobility is one of the most important areas in which modern cities are trying to realize a more sustainable future. Yet even as politicians and planners look ahead, there remain critical insights to be gleaned from the history of urban mobility and the unsustainable practices that still impact our everyday lives. United by their pursuit of a "usable past," the studies in this interdisciplinary collection consider the ecological, social, and economic aspects of urban mobility, showing how historical inquiry can make both conceptual and practical contributions to the projects of sustainability and urban renewal.
Author: Martin Emanuel
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Published: 01/13/2023
Pages: 350
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.10lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9781800736504
ISBN10: 1800736509
BISAC Categories:
- History | Historical Geography
- Social Science | Sociology | Urban
- Political Science | Public Policy | City Planning & Urban Development
About the Author
Ruth Oldenziel is a professor in the History Division of the Technology, Innovation, and Society Department at Eindhoven University of Technology, where she heads the research program "Sustainable Urban Mobility, 1880s-Present." She has published widely in the areas of American, transatlantic, gender, and technology studies, most recently as co-author of the volumes Cycling Cities: The European Experience (2016) and Engineering the Future, Understanding the Past (2017).