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Author Chapin, F. Stuart, Jr. (Francis Stuart), 1916-2016.

Title Human activity patterns in the city : things people do in time and in space / F. Stuart Chapin, Jr
Published New York : Wiley, [1974]

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 WATERFT ART&ARCH  307.76 Cha/Hap  AVAILABLE
Description xxii, 272 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Series Wiley series in urban research
Wiley series in urban research.
Contents A conceptual approach to the study of human activity systems -- Survey approach, methodological issues, and interpretation -- Metropolitain area activity patterns: the Washington study -- Variations in activity patterns among different population segments -- Determinants of activity patterns -- Interpretation and a look ahead
Summary "This book is about living patterns of city residents - the way they allocate their time to different activities in the course of a day, the rhythm of these activities around the clock, and the locus of these pursuits in city space. It looks into variations in activity patterns among subsocietal segments in the population, and it eplores postualted antecendent ties these patterns may have with felt needs and preference."--Page vii
Analysis Metropolitan regions Activity analysis United States. Study regions: Washington, D.C. metropolitan region
Metropolitan regions Activity analysis United States Study regions Washington, D.C metropolitan region
Notes "A Wiley-Interscience publication."
Bibliography Includes bibliographies
Notes Also issued online
Subject Social surveys -- Washington Metropolitan Area.
Time management surveys -- Washington Metropolitan Area.
Social surveys.
LC no. 74005364
ISBN 0471145637