Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid
Nightlife in urban areas is gaining interest due to its role as a stimulus of the local economy, tourism, safety, and public services. However, most studies analyse nighttime activity from a qualitative perspective and at a general urban scale, without going into a detailed spatial analysis. In this...
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| author | Enrique Santiago-Iglesias Gustavo Romanillos Jose Carpio-Pinedo Wenzhe Sun Juan Carlos García-Palomares |
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| description | Nightlife in urban areas is gaining interest due to its role as a stimulus of the local economy, tourism, safety, and public services. However, most studies analyse nighttime activity from a qualitative perspective and at a general urban scale, without going into a detailed spatial analysis. In this paper, we have used the spatio-temporal details of Google Places data, and the activity trends at a variety of facilities that provide Google Popular Times. We studied and mapped the recovery of nighttime activity in the city of Madrid after the pandemic restrictions. The results reveal that there was a significant decrease of over 80% in the activity levels of open premises, which also led to a decrease in their average occupancy rate. These reductions were particularly noticeable in the city center and during the late-night hours. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-cf0e83e2fe4343798de777b0ec0c540d2025-01-06T14:32:05ZengTaylor & Francis GroupJournal of Maps1744-56472024-12-0120110.1080/17445647.2024.2371927Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in MadridEnrique Santiago-Iglesias0Gustavo Romanillos1Jose Carpio-Pinedo2Wenzhe Sun3Juan Carlos García-Palomares4tGIS, Departamento de Geografía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, MadridtGIS, Departamento de Geografía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, MadridDepartamento de Urbanística y Ordenación del Territorio. ETS de Arquitectura (ETSAM), Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, MadridDepartment of Urban Management, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, JapantGIS, Departamento de Geografía, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, MadridNightlife in urban areas is gaining interest due to its role as a stimulus of the local economy, tourism, safety, and public services. However, most studies analyse nighttime activity from a qualitative perspective and at a general urban scale, without going into a detailed spatial analysis. In this paper, we have used the spatio-temporal details of Google Places data, and the activity trends at a variety of facilities that provide Google Popular Times. We studied and mapped the recovery of nighttime activity in the city of Madrid after the pandemic restrictions. The results reveal that there was a significant decrease of over 80% in the activity levels of open premises, which also led to a decrease in their average occupancy rate. These reductions were particularly noticeable in the city center and during the late-night hours.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2024.2371927Urban nightlifespatio-temporal analysislocation-based big datapoints of interest (POIs)Google popular times |
| spellingShingle | Enrique Santiago-Iglesias Gustavo Romanillos Jose Carpio-Pinedo Wenzhe Sun Juan Carlos García-Palomares Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid Journal of Maps Urban nightlife spatio-temporal analysis location-based big data points of interest (POIs) Google popular times |
| title | Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid |
| title_full | Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid |
| title_fullStr | Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid |
| title_short | Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid |
| title_sort | recovering urban nightlife covid 19 insights from google places activity trends in madrid |
| topic | Urban nightlife spatio-temporal analysis location-based big data points of interest (POIs) Google popular times |
| url | https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/17445647.2024.2371927 |
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