This book explores the political ecology of motor vehicles in an era of growing social disparities and environmental crises. Humanity needs to move beyond motor vehicles as much as possible as part and parcel of the larger process of radical social structural changes.

Hans A. Baer is principal honorary research fellow in the School of Social Political Sciences at the University of Melbourne and author of Democratic Eco-Socialism as a Real Utopia: Transitioning to an Alternative World System.

Introduction
Chapter 1 - The Political Economy of Motor Vehicles
Chapter 2 - Cultural Tropes Associated with Motor Vehicles
Chapter 3 - The Political Ecological Impact of Motor Vehicles on Settlement Patterns
Chapter 4 - The Impact of Motor Vehicles on the Natural Environment
Chapter 5 - The Political Ecological Impact of Motor Vehicles on Health
Chapter 6 - Case Studies of Motor Vehicles in Various Places
Chapter 7 - Beyond the Automobile Motor Vehicle
Chapter 8 - Creating a Sustainable Transportation System within the Context of an Alternative World System
References
About the Author