Time, innovation and mobilities : travel in technological cultures
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Time, innovation and mobilities : travel in technological cultures
(International library of sociology)
Routledge, 2006
- : pbk
Available at 4 libraries
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  Toyama
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  Fukui
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  Nagano
  Gifu
  Shizuoka
  Aichi
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  Shiga
  Kyoto
  Osaka
  Hyogo
  Nara
  Wakayama
  Tottori
  Shimane
  Okayama
  Hiroshima
  Yamaguchi
  Tokushima
  Kagawa
  Ehime
  Kochi
  Fukuoka
  Saga
  Nagasaki
  Kumamoto
  Oita
  Miyazaki
  Kagoshima
  Okinawa
  Korea
  China
  Thailand
  United Kingdom
  Germany
  Switzerland
  France
  Belgium
  Netherlands
  Sweden
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  United States of America
Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [200]-224) and index
Description and Table of Contents
Description
In social theory and sociology, time and travel in technological cultures is one of the new and challenging research topics in the 'mobilities turn'. Yet surprisingly, contemporary practices of mobility have till now, seen only limited theorization within these disciplines. By analyzing historic and contextualized transit practices, this revealing book argues that travel cannot now simply be reduced to getting from A to B; it is an integrated part of everyday life.
In this area, researching how problems can be identified as dilemmas and reformulated as design problems helps create a new vocabulary; one which will not only change the agenda in the debate on mobility problems in the public domain, but will also suggest new ways of theorizing mobility innovations. In this fascinating book, author Peters:
develops a conceptual framework to study contemporary transit practices and evaluate innovation strategies
gives new insights regarding historic and contemporary design strategies and regarding innovations related to travel in technological cultures
gives special attention to electronic timespaces and ICT based mobility innovations
investigates cases of travel in technological cultures, car travel, air travel, and cycling in Dutch towns.
An original and provocative contribution to the emerging field of mobilities, this book will become an essential resource for advanced undergraduate, post-graduate, researchers and practitioners in the fields of sociology, geography, spatial planning, policy and transportation studies.
Table of Contents
Introduction Reasoning with Travel Time Narratives on Travelled Time The Passages of Thomas Cook Roadside Wilderness Airborne on Time Sharing the Road Smart Travel Conclusion: The Art of Travel
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