{"product_id":"roadkill-unveiling-the-true-cost-of-our-toxic-relationship-with-cars-hardcover","title":"Roadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenrietta Moore\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eArthur Kay\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExplore the financial, social, ethical, and environmental impacts of our obsession with, and dependency on, cars. Learn how to change the way we use them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars, \u003c\/i\u003e by Professor Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay, explores the philosophical implications of car culture, as well as the practical impacts it has on your money, your taxes, your neighborhood, your planet, your health, and your happiness.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWhile the car has been marketed as a symbol of \"freedom\", the authors convincingly argue that it has limited the flourishing of our cities and restricted our choices. How can we fix our toxic relationship with cars? The authors offer a new way of thinking that promises to multiply your choices, improve your city, and expand your freedoms.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInside the book: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eJaw-dropping, real-world examples of the human and monetary costs imposed by cars, including the fact that cars have killed 60 to 80 million people since their invention, more than the deaths of WWI and WWII combined.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePhilosophical arguments explaining how car-centric cities restrict the freedoms of drivers and non-drivers alike.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA catalogue of ideas and approaches for urban designers, transport planners, policymakers, and mayors.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical recommendations for all contexts: for you, your family, your neighborhood, your town or city, and your national government.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eCritiques of the myths around electric cars and autonomous cars, providing readers with a comprehensive understanding of the implications of this emerging frontier.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIdeas on how we can re-frame our relationship with the car? The authors recognize they can be useful machines, when used intentionally, and thoughtfully invited into our lives.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eOver 45 figures, original illustrations, diagrams, and colour photographs.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRoadkill\u003c\/i\u003e is a persuasive and illuminating call to action for city dwellers, drivers, environmentalists, urbanists, and policymakers--anyone interested in practical ways to improve your life and expand your freedoms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eRoadkill: Unveiling the True Cost of Our Toxic Relationship with Cars\u003c\/i\u003e, Professor Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay explore the philosophical consequences of car culture, as well as the practical, day-to-day impacts it has on our money, our taxes, our neighborhoods, our planet, our health, and our happiness. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe authors explain how and why the car has been marketed as a symbol of freedom. They present a persuasive argument that the opposite is in fact true. They suggest, alongside convincing evidence, that the car has limited the flourishing of our cities and restricted our choices. Moore and Kay also demonstrate a new way of thinking that promises to multiply our choices, improve our cities, and expand our freedoms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eRoadkill\u003c\/i\u003e offers jaw-dropping, real-world examples of the human and monetary costs imposed by cars, including the fact that they have killed somewhere between 60 and 80 million people around the world since their invention. It provides well-founded philosophical arguments for the position that car-centric cities restrict the freedoms of drivers and non-drivers alike. The authors provide various ideas and approaches for urban designers, transport planners, policymakers, and mayors, and engage citizens to improve life in the city. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou'll examine insightful critiques of the myths surrounding electric and autonomous cars and learn why these technologies are not the panaceas they are made out to be. Finally, you'll discover how to reframe your relationship with the car, recognizing how they can be useful machines when used thoughtfully. Not the default way to get around, rather invited intentionally and integrated carefully into our lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for ROADKILL\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Bold, urgent, and utterly necessary. A must-read!\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--CARLOS MORENO, \u003c\/b\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eThe 15-Minute City\u003c\/i\u003e, Associate Professor at the Paris IAE-Panth?on Sorbonne University, Scientific Director of the ETI Chair \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"I love this book. A beautiful mix of philosophy, science, public health, and activism. A blueprint for a better world.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--DR. CHRIS VAN TULLEKEN, \u003c\/b\u003e Physician, Television Presenter, and Author of \u003ci\u003eUltra-Processed People\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Beautifully engineered, high speed, elegant, fully customised demolition of our self-destructive and often irrational love affair with the car.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--LAURIE TAYLOR, \u003c\/b\u003e Sociologist and Host of BBC Radio 4's \u003ci\u003eThinking Allowed\u003c\/i\u003e programme \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book makes the compelling case for a mindset shift about car dependency and the myths we've been sold about freedom. If reading it doesn't change your mind, you just don't want it to change.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--BRENT TODERIAN, \u003c\/b\u003e City Planner, Global Advisor on Better Cities, and former Chief Planner for Vancouver, Canada \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Original, powerful, and persuasive.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--LORD NICHOLAS STERN, \u003c\/b\u003e Professor at the London School of Economics, Chairman of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment, and Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stern Review on the Economics of Climate Change\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"The book we need now. Essential reading for anyone who cares about the future of our cities.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--PROFESSOR RICHARD FLORIDA, \u003c\/b\u003e Author of \u003ci\u003eThe Rise of the Creative Class\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Eye-opening and engaging, this book will change the way you see every road, parking lot, and traffic jam.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e--KONGJIAN YU, \u003c\/b\u003e Dean and Professor at Peking University College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture, \"Sponge City\" inventor, and Founder of Turenscape\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHENRIETTA MOORE\u003c\/b\u003e is the Founder and Director of the Institute for Global Prosperity and the Chair in Culture Philosophy and Design at University College London. Her work is focused on new economic models, Universal Basic Services, artificial intelligence, environmental degradation, decarbonization, displaced people, and the gender pay gap. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eARTHUR KAY\u003c\/b\u003e is an entrepreneur, urban designer, and advisor building solutions for sustainable cities. He is a Director at Innovo, and the Founder of Skyroom, The Key Worker Homes Fund, and Bio-bean. Kay is a Board Member of Transport for London (TfL), the Museum of the Home, and Fast Forward 2030. He is an Honorary Associate Professor at UCL Institute for Global Prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 9.19 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 16, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47507232260274,"sku":"9781394295999","price":28.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/U80RYnk-bh9781394295999.webp?v=1779576243","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/roadkill-unveiling-the-true-cost-of-our-toxic-relationship-with-cars-hardcover","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}