ISBN:
1874719918
,
9781874719915
Language:
English
Pages:
Online-Ressource (160 p)
,
ill
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2013 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Parallel Title:
Print version About Time : Speed, Society, People and the Environment
DDC:
304.237
Keywords:
Time Sociological aspects
;
Sustainable development
;
Civilization, Modern 1950-
Abstract:
Sustainable development is all about time. It's about trying to safeguard the health of the planet, and the people it supports, indefinitely, unconstrained by time. Looking at issues affecting society and the environment through the prism of time, this collection conveys the urgency of the challenge and leads us to new solutions
Description / Table of Contents:
Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; 1. Perspectives on time; 2. Natural clocks; 3. Too many, too fast?; 4. Living time; 5. The arrival of time politics*; 6. Time and money; 7. Taking people's time seriously; 8. Ethics in time; 9. Time and technology; 10. Conclusion; Contributors
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
,
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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