RT Journal Article
T1 Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid
A1 Santiago-Iglesias, Enrique
A1 Romanillos, Gustavo
A1 Carpio-Pinedo, Jose
A1 Sun, Wenzhe
A1 García-Palomares, Juan Carlos
A1 Romanillos Arroyo, Gustavo
A1 Carpio Pinedo, José
A1 García Palomares, Juan Carlos
AB 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.
PB Taylor & Francis
YR 2024
FD 2024-06-14
LK https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120535
UL https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/120535
LA eng
NO Santiago-Iglesias, E., Romanillos, G., Carpio-Pinedo, J., Sun, W., & García-Palomares, J. C. (2024). Recovering urban nightlife: COVID-19 insights from Google Places activity trends in Madrid. Journal of Maps, 20(1). https://doi.org/10.1080/17445647.2024.2371927
DS Docta Complutense
RD 21 ene 2026