Globalizing Automobilism

Globalizing Automobilism
Author: Gijs Mom
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Total Pages: 688
Release: 2020-08-07
Genre: Transportation
ISBN: 1789204623

Why has “car society” proven so durable, even in the face of mounting environmental and economic crises? In this follow-up to his magisterial Atlantic Automobilism, Gijs Mom traces the global spread of the automobile in the postwar era and investigates why adopting more sustainable forms of mobility has proven so difficult. Drawing on archival research as well as wide-ranging forays into popular culture, Mom reveals here the roots of the exuberance, excess, and danger that define modern automotive culture.

Consuming Landscapes

Consuming Landscapes
Author: Thomas Zeller
Publisher: JHU Press
Total Pages: 263
Release: 2022-10-04
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 1421444828

"The book explores the clash between prioritizing safety over scenery in the early development of automobile roadways in the United States and Germany"--

Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: N to S

Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: N to S
Author: Edmund Jan Osmańczyk
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Total Pages: 776
Release: 2003
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 9780415939232

This thoroughly revised and updated edition is the most comprehensive and detailed reference ever published on United Nations. The book demystifies the complex workings of the world's most important and influential international body.

Road Funds and Road Maintenance

Road Funds and Road Maintenance
Author: Asian Development Bank
Publisher: Asian Development Bank
Total Pages: 119
Release: 2003
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9715614892

Singling out roads as an important factor in economic development, this report presents the findings of a regional technical assistance inquiry carried out to examine the problem of road funding in Asia with the aim of proposing case-specific solutions. Particular attention is paid to the data collected during road assessments performed in the Kyrgyz Republic, Pakistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam. Also discussed are a number of possible strategies for combating road-maintenance neglect across Asia.