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Human Activity Systems in the Metropolitan United States
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In this article, the shift from conceiving these problems in isolated and segmental form to approaching them in an urban systems framework, inclusive of both a behavioral and an environmental perspective, is discussed.Abstract:
Out of the confusion surrounding the many complex and critical problems besetting the urban scene in the US today, one development has occurred which offers some hope that these problems may some day be brought under control. This development is the shift from conceiving these problems in isolated and segmental form to approaching them in an urban systems framework, inclusive of both a behavioral and an environmental perspective. In this paper, we review a rationale which we believe offers possibilities of relating environment and behavior in a systems framework;read more
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Activity Systems and Urban Structure: A Working Schema
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors focus on activity routines as the key to defining the desired mix of accessibilities, viewing them as the outcome of the optimization process in which choice is made on the basis of a suboptimization.