Consuming Landscapes : What We See When We Drive and Why It Matters / / Thomas Zeller

• Autore: Zeller Thomas <1966->
• Pubblicazione: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2022; Baltimore, Maryland : , : Johns Hopkins University Press, , 2022; ©2022
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource
• Disciplina: 363.28/70973
• Soggetto topico: Roads - Germany; Roads - United States; Automobiles - Canada; Automobiles - United States; Transportation - Canada - Safety measures; Transportation - United States - Safety measures
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Half Title -- Title -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Cars and Roads as Environmental Saviors -- 1 Roads to Nature -- 2 Roads to Power -- 3 Roads in Place -- 4 Roads out of Place -- Epilogue: Landscape Taken for a Ride? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.
• Sommario/riassunto: "The book explores the clash between prioritizing safety over scenery in the early development of automobile roadways in the United States and Germany"--
• Titolo autorizzato: Consuming Landscapes
• ISBN: 1-4214-4564-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910595085903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II