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Sustainable automobility: understanding the car as a natural system

Nieuwenhuis, Paul Andre Henri Francois 2014. Sustainable automobility: understanding the car as a natural system. Cheltenham: Edward Elgar.

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Abstract

If we are part of nature, then so is everything we make. This unique book explores this notion using the example of the car, how it is made and used and especially how we relate to it, with a view to creating a more sustainable automobility. We have been trying to make cars cleaner and more efficient, but has this really made them more sustainable? This book argues, within the context of sustainable consumption and production, that we should see the car as a natural system, subject to natural laws and processes. As part of this new perspective we need to change our attitude to cars, building more durable relationships and co-evolving with them. Revolutionary, perhaps; but if we get it right, this approach will allow us to enjoy motoring – albeit in modified form – into the future. The book draws on a range of disciplines, including industrial ecology, engineering, philosophy, anthropology, consumer psychology and object-oriented ontology, as well as providing industry examples to support its innovative case. This ground-breaking book will be of interest to academics of sustainability, socio-technical transition, management of change, engineering, biomimicry and business. It will also be of interest to automotive consultancies and those working in the car and oil industries. Paul Nieuwenhuis’ innovative suggestions will certainly be of interest to government workers in industry, business and the environment, as well as various environmental NGOs.

Item Type: Book
Book Type: Authored Book
Date Type: Publication
Status: Published
Schools: Business (Including Economics)
Subjects: H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
H Social Sciences > HM Sociology
Publisher: Edward Elgar
ISBN: 9781783472673
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Last Modified: 08 Jan 2020 03:41
URI: https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/59039

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