GG102 Study Guide - Final Guide: Proxemics
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Principle of least effort: suggests that location decisions are made to minimize the effort required to overcome the friction of distance. Isochrones: line-joining points of equal time distance from a single location. Time-space convergence: a decrease in the friction of distance between locations. Proxemics: the study of social distances as defined by individuals in particular circumstances. Topological map: a diagram that represents a network as a simplified series of straight lines. Social physics: an approach to aggregate human movement and interaction based on the assumption that such phenomena are analogous to processes in the physical sciences. Interaction theory: a body of theories explaining movements of goods and people between locations. Box 9. 1 the tyranny of distance pg 358. It is the title of a history of australia by the eminent australian historian geoffrey blainey. The twin idea of distance and isolation frame the processes of change in australia in the european era.
