Airplanes, the Environment, and the Human Condition

ISBN-13: 9780367186050 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 204 str.

Hans a. Baer

Opis

This book examines the aviation industry from an anthropological perspective, focussing on the sector’s environmental impact and the challenges facing attempts to shift to more sustainable solutions.

Spis treści

Introduction  1. The Political Economy of Aircraft  2. Airports: Nodes or Loci of Economic Development and Sociality?  3. Cultural Tropes Associated with Aeromobility  4. The Impact of Airplanes on the Environment and Climate Change  5. Who is Being Transported by Airplanes  6. Efforts to Make Airplanes and Airports More Environmentally Sustainable  7. Alternatives to Flying: Individual and Collective Strategies  8. Airplanes, Sustainable Transportation, and the Future of Humanity

O autorze

Hans A. Baer is Principal Honorary Research Fellow in the School of Social Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne, Australia.