Home territory in public space requires intensive regular use beyond mere patronage

Evidence

Despite the cozy relationship which the patron may establish with a familiarly known locale, he cannot truly be said to have created a home territory. That distinction belongs to the resident, who, by dint of not only using the locale regularly but using it on most occasions for long periods of time, acquires for himself an intimate knowledge of all there is to know and a set of privileges that goes with such mastery. — Lyn H. Lofland, World of Strangers_ Order and Action in…, 712

Categorization

• DEFINE: Defines the resident/patron/customer/colonizer typology that structures how city dwellers master public locales.