Dr. Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay want us to rethink 'car culture'

About this episode

This episode explores modern society's car culture and its implications on climate change and urban design with guests Dr. Henrietta Moore and Arthur Kay.

In this episode I’m going to explore modern society’s car culture. We all know that the energy use that supports cars is a huge contributor to the greenhouse effect and climate change. We know that the resources society devotes to transportation are significant, and yet they are also the lifeblood of commerce. They represent freedom. The automobile manufacturing industry directly employs and sustains hundreds of thousands of people, and the surrounding industries like rest stops, motels, highway building and maintenance, towing, paramedics, speed cameras manufacturers, traffic light installers, and mortuaries are all dependent on them. Modern vehicles are the culmination of decades of development. Can we imagine a world without them? My guests today have done just that. Henrietta L. Moore is the founder and director of the Institute for Global Prosperity at University College London. Arthur Kay is an urban designer, advisor and a board member of Transport for London and the Royal Academy of Engineering. They are co-authors of Roadkill, a new book about the costs of car dependency. Let me know what you think about this episode at The Rational View Facebook group!

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Al Scott

Guests: Dr. Henrietta Moore, Arthur Kay

Topics covered

• car culture
• climate change
• urban design
• transportation
• sustainability

Keywords

• car culture
• climate change
• urban design
• sustainability
• transportation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Institute for Global Prosperity, University College London, Transport for London, Royal Academy of Engineering

Books & works: Roadkill

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