Time Policies for a Sustainable Society (SpringerBriefs in Political Science)

This book explores time use, time policy, well-being and sustainable development using concepts and findings from time policy research, socio-ecological sustainability research, behavioral economics, consumer research, and research into prosperity and "the good life".℗ℓ Because any change in time structures, ℗ℓwhether opening or working hours, school or travel times, has large scale impacts on other times that should ideally be recognized, the political and social restructure and negotiations for more effective time policy must include cross-cutting issues in the relevant sector policies ℓ́ℓ family, health, consumer, diet, environment, education, technology, transport, urban and labor market policy ℓ́ℓ and develop time policy strategies and instruments specific to each sector. This book is an interdisciplinary look into how society and government structure time policy, the procedural component of and possibility of a transformation or improvement in time-use, i.e. the "how" of change, what are transformation processes, how can they be explained, and how can change processes be ideally shaped? This book outlines the possibility of a transformation to sustainability in time policy. It will be of interest to researchers in economics, social and political science, social policy, government, quality of life studies, and education This book explores time use, time policy, well-being and sustainable development using concepts and findings from time policy research, socio-ecological sustainability research, behavioral economics, consumer research, and research into prosperity and "the good life".℗l Because any change in time structures, ℗lwhether opening or working hours, school or travel times, has large scale impacts on other times that should ideally be recognized, the political and social restructure and negotiations for more effective time policy must include cross-cutting issues in the relevant sector policies ĺl family, health, consumer, diet, environment, education, technology, transport, urban and labor market policy ĺl and develop time policy strategies and instruments specific to each sector. This book is an interdisciplinary look into how society and government structure time policy, the procedural component of and possibility of a transformation or improvement in time-use, i.e. the "how" of change, what are transformation processes, how can they be explained, and how can change processes be ideally shaped? This book outlines the possibility of a transformation to sustainability in time policy. It will be of interest to researchers in economics, social and political science, social policy, government, quality of life studies, and education Acknowledgments; Contents; Why "Time"? Issues and Approaches; Chapter-1; Chapter-2 ; Transformation in Time: Time as a Framework; Chapter-3; Transformation of Time Regimes: Time as a Design Variable; 3.1 The Substantive Dimension: Time Policy; 3.1.1 Time Spent in Employment Regime and Environmental Consumption; 3.1.2 Time Prosperity, Well-Being and Sustainability; Time Prosperity as an Attractive Narrative; Growth Does Not (Always) Promote Happiness; Material Well-Being and Time Prosperity: A Competitive Relationship?; Time Compression, Multitasking and Individual Well-Being 3.2 The Process Dimension: Time Politics3.2.1 Structures, Processes and Methods; 3.2.2 Policy Innovation-"Behaviourally Based Regulation"; Chapter-4; Time Policy for Transformation: Approaches, Strategies, Initiatives; 4.1 Approaches at the Societal Level: Temporal Aspects of Welfare and Progress; 4.2 Approaches in Communities: Localisation of Governance; 4.3 Approaches at the Individual Level: Temporal Consumer Competence; Chapter-5; Review and Recommendations; 5.1 Review; 5.2 Where to and Why? A Discourse on Time Issues and the Good Life Front Matter....Pages i-vii Why “Time”? Issues and Approaches....Pages 1-3 Transformation in Time: Time as a Framework....Pages 5-8 Transformation of Time Regimes: Time as a Design Variable....Pages 9-31 Time Policy for Transformation: Approaches, Strategies, Initiatives....Pages 33-39 Review and Recommendations....Pages 41-46 Back Matter....Pages 47-56 5.3 Who and How? Time Policy as a Co-Production and Democracy Project5.4 Reality Check and Evidence-Based Practice: Transformative Research; References