| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
x, 275 pages ; 24 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 259-264) and index. |
| Contents |
$4 prologue: the road to $20 and civilization renovation -- Chapter $6: society change and the dead SUV -- Chapter $8: the skies will empty -- Chapter $10: the car diminished but reborn -- Chapter $12: urban revolution and suburban decay -- Chapter $14: the fate of small towns, U.S. manufacturing renaissance, and our material world -- Chapter $16: the food web deconstructed -- Chapter $18: renaissance of the rails -- Chapter $20: the future of energy. |
| Summary |
Steiner, an engineer by training sees how a simple but constant rise in oil and related prices will re-structure our lifestyle, from telecommuting to migrating to milder areas and staying closer to our jobs. |
| Subject |
Petroleum products -- Prices -- United States.
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Transportation -- United States -- Forecasting.
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Economic forecasting -- United States.
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United States -- Economic policy -- 2001-2009.
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| Added Title |
Twenty dollars per gallon |
| ISBN |
9780446549547 |
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0446549541 |
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