Mobile Century? - Changes in Everyday Mobility in Britain in the Twentieth Century

Zusatztext '...[a] significant study which raises important questions for transport planning as well as providing real insights into the way ordinary folk moved around in their daily lives over the twentieth century.' Family and Community History '...A Mobile Century? is full of insights and interesting facts...' Local Population Studies Informationen zum Autor Colin Pooley is Professor of Social and Historical Geography! at Lancaster University! UK. Jean Turnbull is Centre Administrator for the Centre for North West Regional Studies! Lancaster University! UK. Mags Adams is Research Fellow in the Acoustics Research Centre! at the University of Salford! UK. Klappentext Provides a detailed empirical analysis of mobility change in Britain over the Twentieth Century. This book analyses changes in the journey to school! the journey to work! and travelling for pleasure. It looks at the ways in which changes in mobility have interacted with changes in the family life cycle. Zusammenfassung Although there is a large volume of literature on contemporary mobility and associated transport problems, there are no comprehensive studies of the ways in which these trends have changed over time. This book provides a detailed empirical analysis of mobility change in Britain over the twentieth century. Inhaltsverzeichnis Contents: The significance of travel and mobility; Mobility and society; Reconstructing mobilities; Changes in everyday mobility: an overview; Travelling to school; Travelling to work; Travel for leisure and pleasure: children playing and hanging around; Travel for leisure and pleasure: entertainment! sport! shopping and holidays; Mobility! family and the life course; Transport policies! technologies and the experience of everyday mobility; The lessons of history: mobility change and contemporary transport policy; Bibliography; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Mags Adams, Adams Mags, Colin G. Pooley, Colin G. Turnbull Pooley, Pooley Colin G., Jean Turnbull, Turnbull Jean
• Publisher: ASHGATE PUB CO
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 28.11.2005
• EAN: 9780754641810
• ISBN: 978-0-7546-4181-0
• No. of pages: 270
• Dimensions: 165 mm x 241 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Transport and Mobility; Transport and Mobility
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, TRANSPORTATION / General, 20th Century, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Public Policy / Regional Planning, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Human Geography, Transport planning and policy, Transport planning & policy