Decline of transit, the: urban transportation in german and u.s. cities, 1900–1970
Auteur :
Yago, Glenn
Éditeur :
Cambridge University Press
ISBN :
9780521027632
Date de publication :
2 nov. 2006
Dimensions :
23,3 x 15,4 x 1,7 cm
Poids :
436 g
Format :
Trade paperback (US)
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
This book scrutinizes the social, political and technological forces that shaped our cities and their transportation systems. By comparing two of the most powerful twentieth-century economies, the United States and Germany, it explores the factors - largely those of economic concentration and bureaucratic centralization - that transformed urban life.