Time Policies for a Sustainable Society

?This book explores time use, time policy, well-being andsustainable 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". Becauseany change in time structures, whetheropening or working hours, school or travel times, has large scale impacts onother times that should ideally be recognized, the political and socialrestructure and negotiations for more effective time policy must include cross-cuttingissues in the relevant sector policies – family, health, consumer, diet,environment, education, technology, transport, urban and labor market policy –and develop time policy strategies and instruments specific to each sector.This book is an interdisciplinary look into how society and government structuretime policy, the procedural component of and possibility of a transformationor improvement in time-use, i.e. the "how" of change, what aretransformation processes, how can they be explained, and how can changeprocesses be ideally shaped? This book outlines the possibility of a transformationto sustainability in time policy. It will be of interest to researchers ineconomics, social and political science, social policy, government, quality oflife studies, and education.