| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 318 pages) : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps |
| Contents |
Why Travel? An Introduction / Matthew Niblett and Kris Beuret -- Biological Perspectives on Travel / Charles Pasternak -- Travel and The Mind / Tony Hiss -- Philosophy and Travel: The Meaning of Movement / Matthew Niblett -- The Economics of Travel: It's Not the Destination, It's the Journey / Matthew Dillon and Alexander Jan -- Why Travel? The Sociological Perspective / Kris Beuret and Roger Hall -- Religious and Spiritual Travel / Alison Kuznets -- Travel in Art and Literature / Alison Kuznets and Matthew Niblett -- Why People Travel: An Anthropological View / Tom Selwyn -- Tourist Travel / Hazel Andrews -- Travel as Exploration: Science, the Unknown, and Personal Discovery / Emily Thomas -- Technology and Travel / Glenn Lyons -- Placemaking and Travel: The City Is Where the People Choose to Go / Deborah Saunt and Tom Greenall -- Travel's Place in the Environment / Terry Hill -- Conclusion: What Have We Learnt? / Kris Beuret and Matthew Niblett |
| Summary |
This book brings together leading experts to show how our travel choices are shaped by a wide range of social, physical, psychological and cultural factors, which have profound implications for the design of future transport policies |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 24, 2023) |
| Subject |
Travel -- Social aspects
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SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography.
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Travel -- Social aspects
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Niblett, Matthew, editor
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Beuret, Kris, editor
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| ISBN |
9781529216387 |
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1529216397 |
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9781529216394 |
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1529216389 |
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