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David Rooney

Spaces of Congestion and Traffic

Politics and Technologies in Twentieth-Century London

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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 of urban planners to the concrete realities of engineers, and from the demands of traffic cops and economists to the new world of electronic surveillance, the book examines the political tensions embedded in the s… Mehr

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  • ISBN: 978-0-429-01646-2
  • EAN: 9780429016462
  • Produktnummer: 29455326
  • Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2018
  • Seitenangabe: 232 S.
  • Plattform: EPUB
  • Masse: 4'455 KB
  • Auflage: 1. Auflage
  • Abbildungen: 15 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 14 schwarz-weiße Fotos, 1 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 7 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor


David Rooney has held curatorial positions at both the Science Museum and the National Maritime Museum. Over a 22-year career he has contributed to several critically acclaimed exhibitions and galleries, including the RIBA-award-winning Mathematics: The Winton Gallery, designed by Zaha Hadid Architects, for which he was lead curator. In 2016 he obtained his PhD from Royal Holloway, University of London, where he is now an Honorary Research Associate.

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