America's Addiction to Automobiles: Why Cities Need to Kick the Habit and How
byChad Frederick, PhD, is professor of public affairs at Sullivan University and senior research associate at the Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods at the University of Louisville.
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Frederick, Chad. America's Addiction to Automobiles: Why Cities Need to Kick the Habit and How. Praeger, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852817.
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Frederick, Chad. America's Addiction to Automobiles: Why Cities Need to Kick the Habit and How. Praeger, 2017. http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852817
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Frederick, C. (2017). America's Addiction to Automobiles: Why Cities Need to Kick the Habit and How. Retrieved from http://publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440852817
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A provocative look at our nation's dependency on the automobile and how its potential impact on urban design will either make or break our health, economy, and quality of life.
• Shows how automobiles in urban areas harm health, economy, and society overall• Explains why some are opposing the movement toward more multi-modal cities and why 40 years of research in this area has not resulted in better cities
• Includes research, maps, and photographs from cities where multi-modal development is successful
• Reveals the high percentage of land devoted to automobile use–from roads, highways, and parking structures to garages, driveways, gas stations, repair shops, salvage yards, and other facilities
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America's Addiction to Automobiles: Why Cities Need to Kick the Habit and How
Author(s): Frederick, Chad;Contributors: Frederick, Chad;Abstract:A provocative look at our nation's dependency on the automobile and how its potential impact on urban design will either make or break our health, economy, and quality of life.
• Shows how automobiles in urban areas harm health, economy, and society overall• Explains why some are opposing the movement toward more multi-modal cities and why 40 years of research in this area has not resulted in better cities
• Includes research, maps, and photographs from cities where multi-modal development is successful
• Reveals the high percentage of land devoted to automobile use–from roads, highways, and parking structures to garages, driveways, gas stations, repair shops, salvage yards, and other facilities
SortTitle: america's addiction to automobiles: why cities need to kick the habit and howAuthor Info:Chad FrederickauthorChad Frederick, PhD, is professor of public affairs at Sullivan University and senior research associate at the Center for Sustainable Urban Neighborhoods at the University of Louisville.
eISBN-13: 9781440852817Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440852817.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440852800Imprint: PraegerPages: 256Publication Date: 20170930- Cover Cover11
- Title iii4
- Copyright iv5
- Contents vii8
- Series Foreword ix10
- Introduction xi12
- Part 1: Thinking about the Problem 118
- Part 2: Looking at the Problem of Automobile Dependency 7390
- Chapter 6. A Sketch of the City 7592
- Chapter 7. The Cities in the Sketch 90107
- Chapter 8. Public Health 111128
- Chapter 9. Airborne Emissions 133150
- Total Emissions Per Capita 137154
- Total Emissions Per Square Mile 140157
- 10-Micron Particulate Matter Per Capita 141158
- 10-Micron Particulate Matter Per Square Mile 141158
- 2.5-Micron Particulate Matter Per Capita 142159
- 2.5-Micron Particulate Matter Per Square Mile 142159
- Nitrogen Oxides Per Capita 143160
- Nitrogen Oxides Per Square Mile 145162
- Sulfur Oxides Per Capita 145162
- Sulfur Oxides Per Square Mile 146163
- Carbon Monoxide Per Capita 146163
- Carbon Monoxide Per Square Mile 147164
- Summary 147164
- Chapter 10. Economic Inequality 149166
- Difference Between Male and Female Earnings 152169
- Difference Between White Male and Female Earnings 155172
- Difference Between Black Male and Female Earnings 156173
- Difference Between White and Black Median Household Income 157174
- Difference Between White and Black Male Median Earnings 158175
- Difference Between White and Black Female Median Earnings 158175
- Median Home Values 159176
- Median Rents 162179
- Renter Overspending 162179
- Owner Overspending 163180
- Tenure Gap 164181
- Commutes 164181
- Summary 168185
- Chapter 11. Quality of Life 170187
- Sperling’s Overall 173190
- Sperling’s Leisure 176193
- Sperling’s Quality of Life 177194
- Sperling’s Cost of Living 177194
- Gallup-Healthways’ Basic Access 178195
- Gallup-Healthways’ Life Evaluation 179196
- Civic Associations 180197
- Nonprofit Arts Spending Per Capita 183200
- Percent of Households Donating to the Arts 184201
- Median Age of New Residents 185202
- Number of National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Grant-Receiving Organizations 186203
- National Endowment for the Arts Grant Sizes 187204
- Summarizing the Evidence 188205
- Summary: An Epiphany for an Automobile-Addicted Country 189206
- Part 3. Solving the Problem of Automobile-Dependent Cities 193210
- Appendix 211228
- Bibliography 215232
- Index 227244