Exploring time patterns in people's use of a metropolitan park district Academic Article

abstract

• The purpose of this article is to explore how leisure behavior is organized in terms of temporal frames of reference. It is postulated that leisure occurs within the context of predictable timetables that are shaped by the general timetables of the social system, cyclical events, and the synchronization of individual time schedules. Results from a study of visitors to a metropolitan park district indicated significant associations between the characteristics of visitors and when they visited; the activities people engaged in were associated with the time of day, day of the week, and season of the year when they visited. 1997, Taylor & Francis Group, LLC. All rights reserved.

authors

• Scott, David

published proceedings

• LEISURE SCIENCES

author list (cited authors)

• Scott, D.

citation count

• 28

complete list of authors

• Scott, D

publication date

• July 1997

publisher

• Taylor & Francis  Publisher

published in

• Leisure Sciences: an interdisciplinary journal  Journal

keywords

• Leisure
• Park Visitation
• Temporality
• Time
• Timetables
• Urban Parks

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1080/01490409709512247

start page

• 159

end page

• 174

volume

• 19

issue

• 3

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01490409709512247