Car Dependent Society
Subtitle: A European Perspective
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9781409438274
Subjects: Automobiles, social aspects; Automobile driving
Description: "The dependency of Western societies on the car is a unique situation in history, but does not get much attention; car use is seen as just a normal situation. The population at large knows the risks, knows the disadvantages, experiences the advantages and keeps driving. Using data from Western Europe, this book examines three key themes: frequent car use, car dependence, and the future of passenger car mobility in societies. In conclusion, in modern Western risk societies, more attention needs to be paid to car dependence, its driving forces, its advantages, its problems and challenges for the future"-Provided by publisher.