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.
The volume includes a timeline, a glossary, and a bibliography of resources useful for further research.
- ISBN10 0313085196
- ISBN13 9780313085192
- Publish Date 30 November 2006
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Greenwood Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 200
- Language English