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Human Mobility Data, Recreation and Water Quality.
Citation:
Merrill, N., W. Tsai, A. Neale, K. Mulvaney, E. Burman, M. Mazzotta, J. Bousquin, AND D. Keith. Human Mobility Data, Recreation and Water Quality. A Special Economics Seminar sponsored by Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of the Interior, Virtual, RI, November 30, 2022.
Impact/Purpose:
Despite recreation on natural lands being a large and important part of how people interact with the environment, we have few tools and methods to quantify use at scale. This presentation will cover EPA's work on using human mobility data derived from cellular device locations to estimate visitation to natural areas, including beaches and parks. By creating methods and studies of the total use and the types of visitors to parks and beaches, we can understand the scale of benefits that the environment supports.
Description:
This presentation will cover EPA ORD's work to use human mobility data derived from cellular device locations to estimate visitation to natural areas, including beaches and parks. We will cover our process, results and published results. We will discuss the current and future planned work around using these methods to estimate the impacts of water quality on recreation. This is part of A Special Economics Seminar sponsored by Office of Policy Analysis, U.S. Department of the Interior. Tuesday, November 29th, 2022, 3:00 - 4:00PM ET
