Petrol prices have risen to historic highs, disrupting western economies and stretching household budgets. Australia's overwhelming reliance on the private motor car for urban mobility makes our cities among the most oil-dependent in the world, and to date there has been little analysis of the potential social, economic and political impacts of rising fuel costs on our cities. Shocking the Suburbs considers current urban transport problems, and identifies how new planning strategies and broader public policy can address oil vulnerability.
- ISBN10 1921410329
- ISBN13 9781921410321
- Publish Date 1 November 2008
- Publish Status Active
- Out of Print 13 July 2016
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint UNSW Press
- Format Paperback
- Pages 96
- Language English