{"product_id":"urban-mobility-shauna-brail-9781487550592","title":"Urban Mobility: How the Iphone, Covid, and Climate Changed Everything","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Mobility\u003c\/em\u003e sheds light on mobility in twenty-first-century Canadian cities. The book explores the profound changes associated with technological innovation, pandemic-induced impacts on travel behaviour, and the urgent need for mobility to respond meaningfully to the climate crisis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFeaturing contributions from leading Canadian and American scholars and researchers, this edited collection traverses disciplines including geography, engineering, management, policy studies, political science, and urban planning. Chapters illuminate novel research findings related to a variety of modes of mobility, including public transit, e-scooters, bike-sharing, ride-hailing, and autonomous vehicles. Contributors draw out the connections between urban challenges, technological change, societal need, and governance mechanisms. The collection demonstrates why the smart phone, COVID-19, and climate present a crucial lens through which we can understand the present and future of urban mobility. The way we move in cities has been disrupted and altered because of technological innovation, the lingering impacts of COVID-19, and efforts to reduce transport-related emissions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eUrban Mobility\u003c\/em\u003e concludes that the path forward requires good public policy from all levels of government, working in partnership with the private sector and non-profits to direct and address the best urban mobility framework for Canadian cities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Shauna Brail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1487550596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781487550592\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Toronto Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/10\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 354\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.00d","brand":"Shauna Brail","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46372821369087,"sku":"9781487550592","price":110.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_761aa434-35f6-406c-8fb3-b2de333f2438.jpg?v=1732727058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/urban-mobility-shauna-brail-9781487550592","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}