Time Policies for a Sustainable Society

​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 "t

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Lucia A. Reisch

Time Policies for a Sustainable Society

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Lucia A. Reisch Department of Intercultural Communication and Management Copenhagen Business School Frederiksberg Denmark

ISSN 2191-5466              ISSN 2191-5474 (electronic) SpringerBriefs in Political Science ISBN 978-3-319-15197-7        ISBN 978-3-319-15198-4 (ebook) DOI 10.1007/978-3-319-15198-4 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015936950 Springer Cham Heidelberg New York Dordrecht London © The Author(s) 2015 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgments

An earlier version of this book was written in German as a part of the research project “Transformationsstrategien und Models of Change für nachh