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.

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 how they might respond, and inspire individuals to create change in their own lives. For readers of books such as "No Logo" and "Longitude", this book provides a thought-provoking twist, bringing together time and sustainability in a refreshing, provocative and accessible way.

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