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Zusatztext This thought provoking compilation of essays should be the reference list of all undergraduate and postgraduate programmes concerned with social issues! time and future trends. It also needs to be brought to the attention of occupational scientists who seek to contribute to wider contextual issues of what people do in relation to a healthy! sustainable future ... While each chapter could stand alone as a comment upon how technology or politics influences time! the editor has melded the contributions successfully to engage readers in debates about sustainability and how that impacts on society. - 'Journal of Occupational Science' Vol. 14! No. 1 (April 2007) Informationen zum Autor Tim Aldrich 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. Zusammenfassung Sustainable development is about safeguarding the planet, and the people it supports, unconstrained by time. Looking at issues affecting society and the environment through the prism of time, this collection conveys the urgency of the challenge, leading us to new solutions. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Tim Aldrich and Mireille Kaiser 1. Perspectives on Time Sir Martin Rees 2. Natural Clocks Sir Ghillean Prance 3. Too Many, Too Fast? Jonathon Porritt 4. Living Time Jay Griffiths 5. The Arrival of Time Politics Geoff Mulgan 6. Time and Money Will Hutton and Alexandra Jones 7. Taking People's Time Seriously David Boyle 8. Ethics in Time Baroness Mary Warnock 9. Time and Technology James Goodman and Britt Jorgensen 10. Conclusion Vidhya Alakeson
