Asphalt Nation

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How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back

By Jane Holtz Kay

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In Asphalt Nation by Jane Holtz Kay, the author examines the cultural and environmental impact of America's car-centric society. The book offers a critical analysis of how reliance on automobiles has shaped urban landscapes, leading to environmental degradation and social challenges. Through a blend of historical context and visionary proposals, it explores sustainable alternatives for urban development and transportation.
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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in the history of urban development and how cars have shaped American cities and landscapes. The author offers insights into the environmental and social impacts of car dependency, appealing to those who are passionate about urban planning, sustainability, and envisioning a future with more livable cities.

Asphalt Nation

An examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape in the 20th century together with a strategy for reversing America's automobile dependency.

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An examination of how the automobile has ravaged America's cities and landscape since the end of the 19th century together with a strategy for reversing their automobile dependency.

The text provides a history of the rapid spread of the automobile and documents the huge subsidies commanded by the highway lobby, to the detriment of once-efficient forms of mass transportation.

Demonstrating that there are economic, political, architectural and personal solutions to the problem, it shows that radical change is entirely possible.

Asphalt Nation should be of value to everyone interested in the history of America's relationship with the car, and in the prospect of returning to a world of human mobility.

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Asphalt Nation is analysed as a compelling critique of car-centric urban planning. Reviewers highlight Jane Holtz Kay's passionate argument for increased urban density, enhanced public transport, and reduced road expansion to revive pedestrian-friendly cities. The book is commended for its insightful call to reform infrastructure policies to improve urban living.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780520216204

Publisher: University of California Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 1998

Country: United States

Imprint: University of California Press

Illustration: 23 black-and-white photos.

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 30.0mm

Width: 152.0mm

Height: 229.0mm

Weight: 590g

Pages: 440

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American & Canadian History Arts & Culture Finance & Economics Finance & Investment History & Military Jane Holtz Kay Non-Fiction

About the Author

Jane Holtz Kay is the architecture and planning critic for The Nation and the author of Lost Boston (1980) and Preserving New England (1986).