THE PACE OF LIFE: REVISITED
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- 12 February 1979
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in International Journal of Psychology
- Vol. 14 (1-4) , 83-90
Abstract
Ambulation is one routine aspect of the pace of life. In Western societies at least, human ambulation varies in a linear fashion with the size of the local population. This relation can be described adequately by the formula, Velocity = 0.86 log Population + 0.05. Ergonomical, cognitive, social, and economic explanations for this result are examined, and hypotheses for further cross‐cultural investigation of urban‐rural differences in pace of life are proposed.Keywords
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