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Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
World Road Congress
Author: Permanent International Association of Road Congresses, Sixth International Road Congress, Washington, D.C., 1930, Proceedings of the Congress
Author: United States. Department of StatePublisher:
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Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
Globalizing Automobilism
Author: Gijs MomPublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1789204623
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 688
Book Description
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.
Public Roads
Author: Ways of the World
Author: M. G. LayPublisher: Rutgers University Press
ISBN: 9780813526911
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
This is the first comprehensive history of the world's roads, highways, bridges, and the people and vehicles that traverse them, from prehistoric times to the present. Encyclopedic in its scope, fascinating in its details, Ways of the World is a unique work for reference and browsing. Maxwell Lay considers the myriad aspects of roads and their users: the earliest pathways, the rise of wheeled vehicles and animals to pull them, the development of surfaced roads, the motives for road and bridge building, and the rise of cars and their influence on roads, cities, and society. The work is amply illustrated, well indexed and cross-referenced, and includes a chronology of road history and a full bibliography. It is indispensable for anyone interested in travel, history, geography, transportation, cars, or the history of technology.
Consuming Landscapes
Author: Thomas ZellerPublisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421444828
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 263
Book Description
"The book explores the clash between prioritizing safety over scenery in the early development of automobile roadways in the United States and Germany"--
Bibliography of Road-making and Roads in the United Kingdom
Author: Dorothy BallenPublisher:
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Category : Roads
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Good Roads
Author: Encyclopedia of the United Nations and International Agreements: N to S
Author: Edmund Jan OsmańczykPublisher: Taylor & Francis
ISBN: 9780415939232
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 776
Book Description
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
Author: Asian Development BankPublisher: Asian Development Bank
ISBN: 9715614892
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 119
Book Description
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.