THE USE OF THE AUTOMOBILE: ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR MAN, SOCIETY, AND THE ENVIRONMENT

This is a review of scientific studies regarding the consequences of 'automobility.' The scientific literature from different disciplines dealing with past, present, and future roles of the automobile were reviewed, and the results were classified by 4 themes: the use and significance of the automobile, human responses to the environmental impact of the automobile, the power structure of a motorized society, and possible future roles of the automobile.

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• Corporate Authors:

  Swedish Transport Research Board

  Birger Jarls torg 5
  S-111 28, Stockholm,   Sweden 
• Authors:
  • Tengstrom, R
• Publication Date: 1992

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 142 p.

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Automobile travel; Environmental impacts; Human factors; Social factors
• Subject Areas: Administration and Management; Environment; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00643829
• Record Type: Publication
• ISBN: 9188370133
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Mar 4 1994 12:00AM