000			03432cam a2200457 i 4500
001			ocn837527757
003			OCoLC
005			20240726105349.0
008			120717s2012 waua ob 001 0 eng
010			_a2021694772
040			_aDLC _beng _epn _erda _cDLC _dNT _dE7B _dP@U _dOCLCF _dCOO _dEBLCP _dLOA _dJBG _dAGLDB _dMERUC _dMOR _dPIFPO _dVGM _dZCU _dU3W _dSTF _dVNS _dWRM _dVTS _dNRAMU _dICG _dVT2 _dINT _dREC _dAU@ _dWYU _dTKN _dDKC _dCNMTR _dJSTOR _dUKCRE _dBOL _dMM9 _dYDXCP
020			_a9780295804477 _q((electronic)l(electronic)ctronic)
043			_an-us---
050	0	0	_aHE5623 _b.C373 2012
049			_aMAIN
100	1		_aWells, Christopher W. _e1
245	1	0	_aCar country : _ban environmental history / _cChristopher W. Wells ; foreword by William Cronon.
260			_aSeattle : _bUniversity of Washington Press, _c(c)2012.
300			_a1 online resource (xxxiv, 427 pages).
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_acomputer _bc _2rdamedia
338			_aonline resource _bcr _2rdacarrier
340			_2rdacc _0http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003
347			_adata file _2rda
490	1		_aWeyerhaeuser environmental books
504			_a2
505	0	0	_aRoads and reformers -- _tAutomotive pioneers -- _tBuilding for traffic -- _tMotor-age geography -- _tFueling the boom -- _tThe paths out of town -- _tSuburban nation.
520	0		_aFor most people in the United States, going almost anywhere begins with reaching for the car keys. This is true, Christopher Wells argues, because the United States is Car Country-a nation dominated by landscapes that are difficult, inconvenient, and often even unsafe to navigate by those who are not sitting behind the wheel of a car. The prevalence of car-dependent landscapes seems perfectly natural to us today, but it is, in fact, a relatively new historical development. In Car Country, Wells rejects the idea that the nation's automotive status quo can be explained as a simple byproduct of an ardent love affair with the automobile. Instead, he takes readers on a lively tour of the evolving American landscape, charting the ways that new transportation policies and land-use practices have combined to reshape nearly every element of the built environment around the easy movement of automobiles. From the dawn of the motor age to the establishment of the Interstate Highway System and the rise of the suburbs, Wells untangles the complicated relationships between automobiles and the environment, allowing readers to see the everyday world in a completely new way. The result is a history that is essential for understanding American transportation and land-use issues today. --
530			_a2 _ub
650		0	_aAutomobiles _xEnvironmental aspects _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aAutomobiles _xSocial aspects _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aTransportation, Automotive _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aUrban transportation _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aCity planning _zUnited States _xHistory.
650		0	_aLand use _zUnited States _xHistory.
655		1	_aElectronic Books.
856	4	0	_uhttps://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=552658&site=eds-live&custid=s3260518 _zClick to access digital title | log in using your CIU ID number and my.ciu.edu password
942			_cOB _D _eEB _hHE _mc2012 _QOL _R _x _8NFIC _2LOC
994			_a92 _bNT
999			_c97896 _d97896
902			_a1 _bCynthia Snell _c1 _dCynthia Snell