Discourse on the information society currently highlights issues of networks, flows and mobilities as prime organizers re‐organisers time—space relationships. Such discourse promotes notions flexible use time space, people's decoupling from place even end geography — belief that distance does not matter. Yet, in this article we argue roles geographical stationarity proximity everyday life understood creation maintaining pockets local order indicate continuing often neglected importance...

Abstract Time-use data (TUD) have a large potential for improving occupancy and load modelling introducing realistic behavioural patterns into various simulations. In this article, previously developed models of occupancy, activities energy use based on TUD are extended described in general framework. Two extensions studied: deterministic conversion empirical is complete thermal model encompassing both end-uses Markov-chain approach generating synthetic sequences to include management. Three...

Policies to reduce household energy use usually target the individual customer. This is probably one explanation limited effect of many information policies, because two concepts with different meanings are confused: and household. In most contexts, an stands for what s/he does, but in policy context, taken represent entire not problematic a single-person household, but, multi-person activities performed by members influence whole household’s use. paper illuminates problems arising from...

Complexity in daily life -a 3D

Future Swedish travel requirements are treated from a time-geographic perspective. A model is presented in which activities and their time can be allocated to population its time...

Abstract In this year, 2020, the Covid-19 pandemic has imposed new challenges for most human activities. Time-geography is a theoretical approach with great potential analysing consequences of disease and other disturbances, article aims at identifying possible developments interest in post-Covid era. The addresses that emerge time-geographic research from perspective massive changes behaviour, regarding time-space activity patterns, caused by globally diffusing disease. implications are...

Presents some theoretical principles and empirical evidence relating to the new Swedish production systems for final assembly of motor vehicles. Contends that in these it is possible simultaneously enhance efficiency quality working life. Briefly sketches three forms as they apply automobiles discusses societal environments which different have evolved. Focuses on Volvo′s Uddevalla plant one main examples so far a reflective system automobiles. Amplifies analysis flow patterns particular...

The ability to identify and examine patterns of activities is a key tool for social behavioural science. In the past this has been done by statistical or purely visual methods but automated sequential pattern analysis through sophisticated data mining visualization tools location evaluation can open up new possibilities interactive exploration data. This paper describes addition identification method activity-analysis tool, VISUAL-TimePAcTS, its effectiveness in process science diary results...

Harmonising extended measures of parental childcare in the time-diary surveys

Abstract Analysing and understanding energy consumption from the household activity perspective is vital for developing policy that promotes sustainable everyday life. Doing so entails learning how to connect with activities We use a time‐geographic visualization analyse several dimensions of life as totality. From members' time diaries, we can learn about when, where what energy‐related occur in household, involving members are engaged wider social context performed. discuss importance...

Flexible consumption in the household sector concerns individuals' daily choices and routines that develop their households. Targeting household-level energy therefore requires an understanding of relation to individual members' activity patterns. Individual time-diaries reveal when, for how long where energy-related activities occur, permitting discussions temporal flexibility these activities. Using multiple (n = 6477) from a population reveals differences patterns larger groups permits...

Background: The PREP (Pathways and Resources for Engagement Participation), an innovative 12-week occupational therapy intervention that focuses on changing the environment, was found effective in improving participation of youth specific chosen community-based activities.Objective: To complement existing evidence, this study explored changes overall patterns with physical disabilities following intervention.Methods: Guided by time-geography approach, 13 aged 12–17 completed a 24-hr diary...

Abstract Time and space are fundamental to science dynamics, as concerns not only what but also where when. We examine the application of a time-geographical approach in study articles citing works Torsten Hägerstrand. Citation links between these were identified assigned weights based on shared references cocitations. The main result is that adding space–time dimension traditional bibliometric mapping yields new insight into dynamics research field. It became obvious change both cognitive...

The prevalence of childhood obesity is increasing and associated with how families manage their daily occupations. Previous studies suggest that it should be possible to identify patterns occupations promote health prevent illness. However, unknown family members' are shared. This study aimed at gaining knowledge about parents' shared Thirty parents enrolled in a randomized controlled trial involving children aged 4–6 years old obesity, were included. used mixed methods design. Data from...