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Rush hour : how 500 million commuters survive the daily journey to work / Iain Gately.

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Shelf Location	Collection	Volume Ref.	Branch	Status	Due Date
304.2 GATE	Adult Non Fiction		Campsie .	. Available .

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ISBN	9781781854068 (hardback)
ISBN	1781854068
Name	Gately, Iain author.
Title	Rush hour : how 500 million commuters survive the daily journey to work / Iain Gately.
Published	London : Head of Zeus, 2014.
Published	©2014
Description	378 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (p. 364-370) and index.
Summary	Each working day 500 million people across the planet experience the miracle and misery of commuting. Whether undertaken by car, bus, train or bicycle, the practice shapes our days and creates a time and a space for a surprisingly diverse range of activities. In RUSH HOUR, Iain Gately traces the past, present and future of commuting, from the age of Dickens to the potential of the driverless car. He examines the contrasting experiences of commuters in Britain and elsewhere in the world: from the crush-loaded salarymen of the Tokyo metro to the road-rage afflicted middle managers of America. Notwithstanding its occasional traumas, commuting emerges as a positive aspect of modern life. It has dictated the growth of cities; been proving ground for new technologies; and given countless people freedom of movement and the opportunity to improve their lives.
Subjects	Commuting -- Social aspects
	Transportation -- Social aspects
	Social ecology
Links to Related Works	Subject References: Commuting -- Social aspects . Social ecology . Transportation -- Social aspects . See Also: Social sciences . Authors: Gately, Iain .