Subject Catalog

Subject Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages: 624
Release: 1960
Genre: Catalogs, Subject
ISBN:

Library of Congress Catalog

Library of Congress Catalog
Author: Library of Congress
Publisher:
Total Pages: 622
Release: 1960
Genre: Catalogs, Subject
ISBN:

A cumulative list of works represented by Library of Congress printed cards.

The Great Society Subway

The Great Society Subway
Author: Zachary M. Schrag
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 380
Release: 2014-08
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1421415771

As Metro stretches to Tysons Corner and beyond, this paperback edition features a new preface from the author. Drivers in the nation's capital face a host of hazards: high-speed traffic circles, presidential motorcades, jaywalking tourists, and bewildering signs that send unsuspecting motorists from the Lincoln Memorial into suburban Virginia in less than two minutes. And parking? Don't bet on it unless you're in the fast lane of the Capital Beltway during rush hour. Little wonder, then, that so many residents and visitors rely on the Washington Metro, the 106-mile rapid transit system that serves the District of Columbia and its inner suburbs. In the first comprehensive history of the Metro, Zachary M. Schrag tells the story of the Great Society Subway from its earliest rumblings to the present day, from Arlington to College Park, Eisenhower to Marion Barry. Unlike the pre–World War II rail systems of New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, the Metro was built at a time when most American families already owned cars, and when most American cities had dedicated themselves to freeways, not subways. Why did the nation's capital take a different path? What were the consequences of that decision? Using extensive archival research as well as oral history, Schrag argues that the Metro can be understood only in the political context from which it was born: the Great Society liberalism of the Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon administrations. The Metro emerged from a period when Americans believed in public investments suited to the grandeur and dignity of the world's richest nation. The Metro was built not merely to move commuters, but in the words of Lyndon Johnson, to create "a place where the city of man serves not only the needs of the body and the demands of commerce but the desire for beauty and the hunger for community." Schrag scrutinizes the project from its earliest days, including general planning, routes, station architecture, funding decisions, land-use impacts, and the behavior of Metro riders. The story of the Great Society Subway sheds light on the development of metropolitan Washington, postwar urban policy, and the promises and limits of rail transit in American cities.

Air Transportation

Air Transportation
Author: Dr John G. Wensveen
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Total Pages: 604
Release: 2012-10-01
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1409486826

Now in its Seventh Edition, Air Transportation: A Management Perspective by John Wensveen is a proven textbook that offers a comprehensive introduction to the theory and practice of air transportation management.

Air, Water and Soil Quality Modelling for Risk and Impact Assessment

Air, Water and Soil Quality Modelling for Risk and Impact Assessment
Author: Adolf Ebel
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Total Pages: 367
Release: 2007-05-02
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1402058756

This book contains the proceedings of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on Air, Water and Soil Quality Modelling for Risk and Impact Assessment. The aim of the workshop was to further joint environmental compartment modelling and applications of control theory to environmental management. It provides an overview of ongoing research in this field regarding assessment of environmental risks and impacts.