Spatio-temporal fragmentation of leisure activities in information era: Empirical evidence from Nanjing, China

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Does e-shopping for intangible services attenuate the effect of spatial attributes on travel distance and duration?

“…Particularly, some factors (e.g., spatial attributes, socio-demographics, internet experience, e-shopping frequency, and the type of services) significantly affected the distance or duration of single trips caused by e-shopping. Second, similar to some existing studies indicating that the use of ICTs weakens the spatial constraint on human activities (e.g., Schwanen & Kwan, 2008;Xi et al, 2017;Hubers et al, 2018), the present paper confirmed that the effect of spatial attributes on travel distance and duration was mediated by e-shopping for intangible services. Geographers must rethink the role of spatial attributes in the information era in future research.…”

“…As a result, they are expected to travel longer distances to consume these services. Additionally, geographers often indicate that the use of information and communication technologies (ICTs) attenuates the role of spatial attributes in human travel activities (Schwanen & Kwan, 2008;Alexander et al, 2010Alexander et al, , 2011Xi et al, 2017;Elldér, 2015;Hubers et al, 2018). Therefore, the following question may be asked: does e-shopping for intangible services attenuate the effect of spatial attributes on travel distance and duration?…”

ICT use and spatial fragmentation of activity participation in post-COVID-19 urban societies

“…More recently, other studies have also analysed the likely impact of ICT on leisure activities and social interactions. For example, Xi et al (2017) examine the fragmentation of both offline and online leisure, finding that ICT affect virtual and in person leisure activities differently, with virtual leisure being more spatially fragmented. The authors signal that these more fragmented patterns could originate the beginning of a transformation from some traditional urban spaces.…”

“…First, most efforts examining ICT impacts on urban space have been largely theoretical and empirical studies are scarce ( Dadashpoor and Yousefi, 2018 , Tranos and Ioannides, 2020 ). Second, the spatial fragmentation of paid work has received much attention ( Alexander et al, 2011 , Hubers et al, 2018 , Lenz and Nobis, 2007 ), while other activities, such as shopping and leisure, remain neglected ( Ben-Elia et al, 2014 , Xi et al, 2017 ). This an important gap, as e-shopping and e-leisure rates have been growing even more than e-working rates during the last years.…”

Travel Behaviours of Sharing Bicycles in the Central Urban Area Based on Geographically Weighted Regression: The Case of Guangzhou, China

“…One unique characteristic in smart societies promoted by MICTs is the simultaneous co-existence of fragmentation in time, space, and activities along with time-space flexibilities in activities such as shopping, leisure, and commuting. For instance, the proliferation of online shopping apps has enabled residents to purchase whatever they need within a preferred time window (Xi et al, 2017). In short, ICTs and various types of burgeoning online activities are redefining residents' everyday lives and related daily activity spaces (Zhen et al, 2019).…”