A Mobile Century? (Transport and Mobility)

Pooley, Colin G.; Turnbull, Jean; Adams, Mags

ISBN 10: 0754641813 / ISBN 13: 9780754641810

Published by Routledge, 2005

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Mobile Century? (Transport and Mobility)
• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication Date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0754641813
• ISBN 13: 9780754641810
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

For most people in the developed world, the ability to travel freely on a daily basis is almost taken for granted. Although there is a large volume of literature on contemporary mobility and associated transport problems, there are no comprehensive studies of the ways in which these trends have changed over time. This book provides a detailed empirical analysis of mobility change in Britain over the twentieth century. Beginning with an explanatory theoretical overview, setting the UK case studies within an international context, the book then analyses changes in the journey to school, the journey to work, and travelling for pleasure. It also looks at the ways in which changes in mobility have interacted with changes in the family life cycle and assesses the impact of new transport technologies on everyday mobility. It concludes by examining the implications of past mobility change for contemporary transport policy.

About the Author

Colin Pooley is Professor of Social and Historical Geography, at Lancaster University, UK. Jean Turnbull is Centre Administrator for the Centre for North West Regional Studies, Lancaster University, UK. Mags Adams is Research Fellow in the Acoustics Research Centre, at the University of Salford, UK.