Bikenomics: How Bicycling Can Save the Economy

Informationen zum Autor Elly Blue is a co-owner and the vice president of Microcosm Publishing, and the co-host of the People's Guide to Publishing podcast. Her books include Everyday Bicycling and Bikenomics, and she is the editor of the annual Bikes in Space anthology of feminist bicycle science fiction. She lives in Portland, Oregon with her partner, dog, and a small fleet of cargo bicycles. Klappentext Now updated and expanded with new angles on social justice! Elly Blue's Bikenomics provides a surprising and compelling new perspective on the way we get around and on how we spend our money, as families and as a society. The book starts with a look at Americans' real transportation costs, and moves on to examine the current civic costs of our transportation system. Blue tells the stories of people, businesses, organizations, and cities who are investing in two-wheeled transportation. The multifaceted North American bicycle movement is revealed, with its contradictions, challenges, successes, and visions.

Product details

• Authors: Elly Blue
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781621062400
• ISBN: 978-1-62106-240-0
• Dimensions: 150 mm x 226 mm x 16 mm
• Series: Bicycle; Bicycle; Bicycle Revolution
• Subjects: Guides > Sport; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Economics