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The missing dimension: The relevance of people's conception of time

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  26 February 2014

Sarah H. Norgate ,
Nigel Davies ,
Chris Speed ,
Tom Cherrett  and
Janet Dickinson
Sarah H. Norgate
Affiliation:
School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, Greater Manchester M6 6PU, United Kingdom. S.H.Norgate@salford.ac.ukhttp://www.seek.salford.ac.uk:80/pp.jsp?NorgateSarah1374
Nigel Davies
Affiliation:
School of Computing and Communications, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YR, United Kingdom. nigel@comp.lancs.ac.uk
Chris Speed
Affiliation:
Edinburgh College of Art, The University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh EH3 9DF, Scotland, United Kingdom. c.speed@ed.ac.uk
Tom Cherrett
Affiliation:
Transportation Research Group, University of Southampton, Southampton S017 1BJ, United Kingdom. T.J.Cherrett@soton.ac.uk
Janet Dickinson
Affiliation:
School of Tourism, Bournemouth University, Bournemouth BH12 5BB, United Kingdom. JDickinson@bournemouth.ac.uk
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Abstract

While a timely conceptual innovation for the digital age, the “map” proposed by Bentley et al. would benefit from strengthening through the inclusion of a non–clock-time perspective. In this way, there could be new hypotheses developed which could be applied and tested relevant to more diverse societies, cultures, and individuals.

Type
Open Peer Commentary
Information
Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , February 2014 , pp. 93 - 94
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2014 

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