Spaces of Congestion and Traffic: Politics and Technologies in Twentieth-Century London

by David Rooney and David Rooney

Book Overview

This book provides a political history of urban traffic congestion in the twentieth century, and explores how and why experts from a range of professional disciplines have attempted to solve what they have called 'the traffic problem'.

It draws on case studies of historical traffic projects in London to trace the relationship among technologies, infrastructures, politics, and power on the capital's congested streets. From the visions...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1138580732
• ISBN13: 9781138580732
• Release Date: August 2018
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.4"