Depth of knowledge about public space varies with time spent in it.

Evidence

Personal knowledge also varies-it may be more or less detailed, more or less complete, more or less certain-the reasons for its variance being numerous: individual differences in learning capacity, differences in rates of change, openness of the space itself to surveillance, and so forth. Our interest, however, is only in knowledge variations which result from differences in the amount of time the individual (alone or as part of a group) spends in the setting. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 697

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Banality of the city parks stemmed chiefly from lack of time — Robert A. Caro, The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the…, 2088