The Urban Political Economy and Ecology of Automobility - 9780367669515

Taylor & Francis

The Urban Political Economy and Ecology of AutomobilityDriving Cities, Driving Inequality, Driving Politics\nAuthor(s): Alan Walks\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367669515, 978-0367669515\nSynopsis\nJust how resilient are our urban societies to social, energy, environmental and/or financial shocks, and how does this vary among cities and nations? Can our cities be made more sustainable, and can environmental, economic and social collapse be staved off through changes in urban form and travel behaviour? How might rising indebtedness and the recent series of financial crises be related to automobile dependence and patterns of urban automobile use? To what extent does the system and economy of automobility factor in the production of urban socio-spatial inequalities, and how might these inequalities in mobility be understood and measured? What can we learn from the politics of mobility and social movements within.