Entrée principale:

Jones, David W., 1945-

Titre et auteur:

Mass motorization + mass transit : an American history and policy analysis / David W. Jones.

Édition:

1st pbk. ed.

Publication:

Bloomington, IN : Indiana University Press, 2010.

Description:

x, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:
Originally published: 2008.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-264) and index.
U S motorization in international context -- Motorization in the United States and other industrial nations -- U S motorization in historical context -- Transit's American history, 1880-1929 -- Great Depression and the New Deal: a pivotal epoch in U S transportation history -- World War II and its immediate aftermath: the end of the streetcar era and the beginnings of the freeway era -- Interstate and pervasive motorization, 1956-1980 -- Transit's conversion to public ownership -- U S motorization since the OPEC embargo -- Competitive difficulties of the U S automakers -- Evolving challenges in an evolved environment -- Changing valance of U S motorization -- Road to sustainable motorization -- Motorization and sustainability: history and prospect.

Résumé:

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ISBN:

9780253221711 (pbk.)
0253221714 (pbk.)

Sujet:

Transportation, Automotive United States History.
Local transit United States History.
Transports routiers États-Unis Histoire.
Transports publics États-Unis Histoire.
Local transit.
Transportation, Automotive.
Kraftwagen.
Straßenverkehr.
Verkehrspolitik.
Motorisierung.
Kraftfahrzeugindustrie.
United States.
USA.

Classification/genre:

Statistics.
History.

Vedettes secondaires:

Mass motorization and mass transit : an American history and policy analysis

Exemplaires:

Localisation: Bibliothèque main 271789
Cote: BIB 205031
Statut: Disponible