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Fig. 3.2
Visualization of activity types in space and time in APA (Source: Chen et al.
2011
, 399)
sequences of individual activities across 24 h. Zhang and Chai (
2011
)haveused
space-time activity density surfaces to map the spatial and temporal characteristics
of the activity patterns of low-income households in Beijing.
3.3
Space-Time Behavior in Urban China: Key Themes
and Empirical Findings
Inspired by more theoretical and methodological progress, empirical research also
made tremendous progress to apply the space-time behavior approach to the urban
context of China. Similar to that existing in Europe and the US, this literature
become central to the progress of China's urban geographical research over the last
20 years. Learning from Western literatures, empirical themes have expanded from
the space-time patterns of daily activities and travel behavior to more urban issues
related to social equity, public health, and environmental sustainability (e.g., Lan
and Feng
2010
; Zhang and Chai
2011
;Maetal.
2011
;Wangetal.
2012
). Notably,
urban geographers in China have interpreted micro-level patterns of space-time
behavior within the context of macro-level institutional transformation and spatial
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