Frontmatter -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION / Michelson, William -- I. THE PLACE OF TIME IN ACCOUNTING AND PLANNING SYSTEMS -- Introduction -- The Role of Time-Budgets in National and Regional Economic Accounting / Harvey, Andrew S. -- The Time-Budget in National Economic Planning / Manz, Günter -- The Concept of Minimum Leisure Time in Social Policy / Wnuk-Lipinski, Edmund -- II. TIME-BUDGETS AND URBAN STRUCTURE -- Introduction -- The Spatial Context of Urban Activities : Some Theoretical, Methodological and Policy Considerations / Elliott, David H. / Clark, Susan -- A Time-Geographic Approach to Time Allocation and Socio-Ecological Systems / Carlstein, Tommy -- Helping the City Planners : Some Comments about Commuting / Javeau, Claude -- The Culture of Leisure and the Planning of Urban Time and Space / Skórzynski, Zygmunt -- III. POLICY ISSUES IN NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE -- Introduction -- Time-Use as a Social Indicator / Robinson, John P. -- Women's Time Patterns in Eleven Countries / Stone, Philip J. -- Household Work and Family Care in Norway / Lingsom, Susan -- IV. METHODOLOGICAL DEMANDS AND REFINEMENTS FOR POLICY APPLICATIONS -- Introduction -- Remarks on the Cognitive Possibilities and Limitations of Time-Budget Techniques / Viteckovà, Jana -- Patterns of Behavior and Responses to the Urban Environment / Cullen, Ian / Phelps, Elizabeth -- Retrospective Observations on the Use of Time-Budgets in the Analysis of Housing Implications / Michelson, William -- Household and Dwellings : New Techniques for Recording and Analyzing Data on Time-Use / Ås, Dagfinn -- Appendix : List of Participants