After the Car

TitleAfter the Car
Year for Search2009
AuthorsDennis, Kingsley [L.], and Urry, John(1946-2016)
Date Published2009
PublisherPolity
Place PublishedCambridge, Eng.
KeywordsEnglish author, Male author
Annotation

Primarily a discussion of the effects of the car and the desirability of eliminating it, but it also includes three brief scenarios of a carless life, "local sustainability", "local warlordism", and "digital networks of control". Only the first is eutopian.

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Author Note

Dennis has a doctorate in Sociology. Urry was a Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University.

Full Text

2009 Dennis, Kingsley [L.] and John Urry (1946-2016). After the Car. Cambridge, Eng.: Polity. L

Primarily a discussion of the effects of the car and the desirability of eliminating it, but it also includes three brief scenarios of a carless life, “local sustainability”, “local warlordism”, and “digital networks of control”. Only the first is eutopian. Dennis has a doctorate in Sociology. Urry was a Professor of Sociology at Lancaster University.