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About Time

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Author : Tim Aldrich
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-08

About Time written by Tim Aldrich and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-08 with Business & Economics categories.

Where does all the time go? Despite the burgeoning army of machines designed to save us time – from cars and aeroplanes to dishwashers and microwaves – we don't seem to have any more of it on our hands. We simply fill the space we clear with more things to do – consuming more, spending more – and then look around for new ways of saving time. And so we spiral onwards, upwards, ever faster. Being busy has become a habit, and a habit that gives us high status – busy people are important people. The business of business is busy-ness. We are moving from a world in which the big eats the small, to a world where the fast eats the slow. But the fallout from a society hooked on speed is everywhere. It's affecting our health: 60 per cent of the adult population in the UK report that they suffer from stress, and more than half of these say that this has worsened over the last 12 months. It's affecting our family life, with a quarter of British families sharing a meal together only once a month. And it affects our environment too: air travel is a major source of carbon dioxide emissions, accelerating climate change as we speed around the world. And the faster we live, the faster we consume, the faster we waste energy and the faster we pollute the planet. The faster we seem to be running out of time. Is there something fundamentally wrong with the structure and values of this high-speed society? What are we running from and what are we running towards? 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. The idea of time offers a novel perspective on what sustainable development is all about. Looking at issues affecting society and the environment through the prism of time conveys the urgency of the challenge and leads us to solutions we might not have thought of before. About Time, edited by the think-tank Forum for the Future, brings together ten of the world's leading thinkers and writers, including Will Hutton, Baroness Mary Warnock, Sir Martin Rees, Ghillean Prance, Jay Griffiths (the author of the bestselling Pip Pip) and Jonathon Porritt, from disciplines including biology, business, sociology, ethnography, astronomy, philosophy, politics, history and sustainability in a collection of intriguing essays exploring the issue of time and how it relates to the environment, economy and society. The first half of this collection looks at different dimensions of time – from the history of time as a social phenomenon and cultural notions of time, to cosmological time and the difference between human and machine time. These "think-pieces" are followed by a series of more practical, solutions-oriented contributions, looking at how we deal with time in different contexts – from the slow food movement and time banks to long-term thinking in politics and what we can individually do to cope with the speed society. Contributions are liberally interspersed with boxes and brief pieces offering bite-sized facts, figures and insights relating to time and our everyday lives. About Time is a high-profile collection aimed at creating debate about where the values of our contemporary society are taking us. It will foster reflective thinking about different aspects of time, using the concept of time to communicate and illuminate the idea of sustainable development and question our idolatry of speed. In doing so, it aims to inspire and help decision-makers in business, government and elsewhere to appreciate the challenges of sustainable development, and inspire individuals to create change in their own lives. For readers of No Logo and Longitude, this book provides a thought-provoking twist, bringing together time and sustainability in a refreshing, provocative and accessible way.

It S About Time

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Author : Phyllis Moen
language : en
Publisher: Cornell University Press
Release Date : 2003

It S About Time written by Phyllis Moen and has been published by Cornell University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Business & Economics categories.

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Conversations About Time

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Author : Gavin Lucas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-07-06

Conversations About Time written by Gavin Lucas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-06 with Social Science categories.

This book presents a conversation between two prominent archaeologists who have been exploring the concept of time in their discipline for several decades. It is a discussion on key issues of time in archaeology filtered through their unique perspectives, which sometimes meet and at other times, clash. Key features include discussions on the nature of change and time in the archaeological record, the relation between the present and past, the connection between time and the goals of archaeology and the relevance of the Anthropocene to disciplinary practice. Situated in how the authors' own views on the topic of time have developed over their careers, the conversation offers an intimate and personal insight into how two leading scholars think and debate a topic of central importance to the discipline. All archaeologists with an interest in contemporary theory and the topic of time will find this book of relevance. Also the student who wants a front-row seat onto a live debate on this topic will find it an invaluable complement to the more traditional textbook.

About Time

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Author : Richard Curtis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-10-02

About Time written by Richard Curtis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-10-02 with Film novelizations categories.

Extensive reading improves fluency and there is a real need in the ELT classroom for motivating, contemporary graded material that will instantly appeal to students. At the age of twenty-one, Tim is told an incredible family secret by his father: all the men in his family have the ability to relive their past. He decides to use his new gift to win the heart of the beautiful Mary with hilarious and moving results. About Time is based on the 2013 movie by Richard Curtis, writer of Notting Hill & Love Actually.

Index To Black Periodicals 1989

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Author : G. K. Hall and Co. Staff
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan Reference USA
Release Date : 1992

Index To Black Periodicals 1989 written by G. K. Hall and Co. Staff and has been published by Macmillan Reference USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1992 with Social Science categories.

Punch

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1879

Punch written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1879 with English wit and humor categories.

The Field Trip Mystery

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Author : Eleanor Robins
language : en
Publisher: Saddleback Educational Publishing
Release Date : 2011-09-01

The Field Trip Mystery written by Eleanor Robins and has been published by Saddleback Educational Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-09-01 with Juvenile Fiction categories.

Carter High is a typical high school. The students of Carter attend classes, participate in sports and drama, cram for exams, and go on field trips. Topics are involving and pertinent to young adult readers but with a twist of mystery. In just 48-pages, even your struggling readers can easily finish these eBooks! Drake and Noah didn't want to go on Mr. Zane's field trip to the gardens. At first, they seem to be in luck because the permission slips go missing. Then someone calls the bus company on Mr. Zane's behalf-twice. Is the field trip canceled? Did Drake take the permission slips and make the calls, or did someone else?

British Bee Journal Bee Keepers Adviser

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1900

British Bee Journal Bee Keepers Adviser written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1900 with Bee culture categories.

A Run Round The World Or The Adventures Of Three Young Americans

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Author : Henry Lyell
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891

A Run Round The World Or The Adventures Of Three Young Americans written by Henry Lyell and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with Voyages and travels categories.

English Mechanic And Mirror Of Science And Art

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1893

English Mechanic And Mirror Of Science And Art written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1893 with Technology categories.