About Time : Speed, Society, People and the Environment.
Title:
About Time : Speed, Society, People and the Environment.
Author:
Aldrich, Tim.
ISBN:
9781909493544
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (160 pages)
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.
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.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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