action space

noun

The area within which a person moves, acts, and makes decisions about what they do.

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Meanings

nounaction space (plural action spaces)

plural action spaces

  1. The area within which a person moves, acts, and makes decisions about what they do.

    Using 6-week travel diary data from Karlsruhe and Halle, Germany, this study examines the characteristics of individuals’ action space.

    2005, Yusak O. Susilo, Ryuichi Kitamura, “Analysis of Day-to-Day Variability in an Individual's Action Space: Exploration of 6-Week Mobidrive Travel Diary Data”, in Transportation Research Record: Journal of the Transportation Research Board, Vol. 1902 issue: 1, page(s): 124-133
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