Overview
- Illuminates how technical intricacies of law and engineering exert powerful roles in the spatiality and social life of streets
- Is situated at the intersection of vibrant theoretical and policy debates
- Links theories of socio-spatial justice on the street to the practices that design and regulate the roadway
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About this book
This book explores the geography of the everyday roadway and contemplates how regulation and design shape our streets. People may question the hegemony of cars, but reimagining public streets is a major conceptual and technical challenge. Drawing from “new mobilities” and transport studies, Prytherch addresses how streets are structured by policy standards; what it means to have a right to the street; and how a more just street would look—in both theory and practice. He summarizes key traffic statutes, case laws, and engineering manuals, and interprets these in relation to mobility rights and justice. At its core, the book moves beyond criticism to highlight emerging movements which aim to develop more complete and livable streets for everyone.
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Table of contents (10 chapters)
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Front Matter
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A Right to a More Just Street?
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Traditional Traffic Law and Design
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Reimagining and Redesigning the American Street
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Back Matter
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
David Prytherch is Professor of Geography at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, USA. He has served on the Oxford Planning Commission and City Council, focusing on sustainability and intermodal transportation.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Law, Engineering, and the American Right-of-Way
Book Subtitle: Imagining a More Just Street
Authors: David Prytherch
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-75705-6
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Social Sciences, Social Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-75704-9Published: 26 April 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-09304-4Published: 15 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-75705-6Published: 13 April 2018
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: X, 210
Number of Illustrations: 6 b/w illustrations, 8 illustrations in colour
Topics: Urban Studies/Sociology, Landscape/Regional and Urban Planning, Transportation Technology and Traffic Engineering, Human Geography