Motor Vehicles, the Environment, and the Human Condition - Driving to Extinction

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.

List of contents

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

About the author

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.

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Hans A. Baer
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.04.2023
• EAN: 9781793604903
• ISBN: 978-1-79360-490-3
• No. of pages: 258
• Series: Environment and Society
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); TRANSPORTATION / Automotive / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Ecology, Ecological science, the Biosphere, Road & motor vehicles: general interest, Road and motor vehicles: general interest