Cognitive Distance: A Neglected Issue in Travel Behavior

Distance has an important bearing on many forms of behavior. At the individual level, distance is important in determining how the space around an individual is partitioned into intimate, personal, social-consultative, and public space, no matter where that individual is (Hall, 1959; Sommer, 1969). Likewise, distance has an influence on the scale and content of the territory with which individuals identify (Porteous, 1977).