Spatiotemporal human behavior and locomotion patterns: the case of students in the city Volos, Greece

Authors

  • Φωτεινή Μούστου
  • Γεώργιος Φώτης

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.26266/jtovol24pp109-129

Keywords:

Spatial human behavor, Activity analysis, Time use studies, Point pattern analysis

Abstract

The problem of space-time human behaviour is currently a very active subject of research in the geography and transportation literature. The main objective of this study is the investigation of the factors that configure the dynamics of in-the-city individual locomotion through the tracing of daily movements and with respect to a specific set of destination alternatives, originated by the place of residence. According to the proposed methodological framework, an activity-based model of daily locomotion of a specific socio-economic group can be defined through the combined utilisation of methods and techniques from the scientific fields of Use of Time and Spatial Analysis. In this respect, the application deals with the spatio-temporal analysis of diachronic daily locomotion and the definition of the space of activity through the determination of space-time intensity and concentrations and is based on questionnaire data obtained by students in the city of Volos, Greece.

Published

2015-10-16

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Section

Articles