A Model of Household Interactions In Activity Patterns

Time is an important aspect of the activity patterns of individuals. An activity pattern can be described by means of a time-space diagram (Hagerstrand, 1970), that describes, for each moment within a given time interval, the location and type of activity of an individual. These time-space patterns are the result of various decisions and events experienced by that individual. In this paper, we will focus on the time dimensions of the space-time activity patterns of individuals. More specifically, we will focus attention on the allocation of time to a number of out-of-home activities. Other aspects, such as the timing and scheduling of activities are outside the scope of this paper.

[1]  Henk Meurs,et al.  The Dutch mobility panel: Experiences and evaluation , 1989 .

[2]  Toon Hoorn,et al.  Experiments with an activity-based travel model , 1983 .

[3]  Peter Nijkamp,et al.  Transportation and mobility in an era of transition , 1985 .

[4]  David Jacobs.  A time for living , 1984 .

[5]  D Damm,et al.  A Theory of Activity Scheduling Behavior , 1981 .

[6]  Torsten Hägerstraand.  WHAT ABOUT PEOPLE IN REGIONAL SCIENCE , 1970 .

[7]  Sándor Szalai,et al.  The use of time , 1972 .

[8]  K. Jöreskog.  A General Method for Estimating a Linear Structural Equation System. , 1970 .

[9]  D. Damm.  INTERDEPENDENCIES IN ACTIVITY BEHAVIOR , 1980 .

[10]  E. I. Pas.  The Effect of Selected Sociodemographic Characteristics on Daily Travel-Activity Behavior , 1984 .

[11]  David Damm,et al.  Toward a model of activity scheduling behavior , 1979 .

[12]  P. Jones,et al.  Understanding Travel Behaviour , 1983 .

[13]  Ryuichi Kitamura,et al.  LIFE CYCLE AND HOUSEHOLD TIME-SPACE PATHS: EMPIRICAL INVESTIGATION , 1982 .

[14]  T. Townsend,et al.  THE EFFECTS OF HOUSEHOLD CHARACTERISTICS ON THE MULTI-DAY TIME ALLOCATIONS AND TRAVEL ACTIVITY PATTERNS OF HOUSEHOLDS AND THEIR MEMBERS , 1987 .

[15]  C. Zimmerman,et al.  The life cycle concept as a tool for travel research , 1982 .

[16]  T. Hägerstrand.  What about people in Regional Science? , 1970 .

[17]  J M Golob,et al.  THE DECISION AND POLICY APPLICATIONS OF A PANEL FOR STUDYING CHANGES IN MOBILITY OVER TIME , 1986 .

[18]  S. B. Linder,et al.  The Harried Leisure Class , 1970 .

[19]  R. Kitamura.  A model of daily time allocation to discretionary out-of-home activities and trips , 1984 .

[20]  P. Samuelson.  Social Indifference Curves , 1956 .

[21]  P. Schmidt,et al.  Limited-Dependent and Qualitative Variables in Econometrics. , 1984 .