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Urban Mass Transit - The Life Story of a Technology (Hardcover)
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Urban Mass Transit - The Life Story of a Technology (Hardcover)
Series: Greenwood Technographies
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This volume in the Greenwood Technographies series covers urban
mass transit - that is, the technologies that allow cities to move
large numbers of people around. Just a few hundred years ago, the
size of cities was limited by the time it took people to move from
one part of the city to another. The development of successive
technologies has forever altered the urban landscape. From
horse-drawn omnibuses to subways to current light-rail, this volume
highlights the technological and social struggles that have
accompanied urbanization and the need for an efficient and
cost-effective means of transportation in cities. Urban Mass
Transit: The Life Story of a Technology follows the story of
transportation in cities through all stages of its history:
Urbanization and transit by horsepower The introduction of
mechanical power to run cable railways Electrification and the
ascendance of the trolley The Rise of the motor vehicle and the
decline of the trolley Rapid transit and the revival of mass
transportation The volume includes a timeline, a glossary, and a
bibliography of resources useful for further research.
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