A spatiotemporal decay model of human mobility when facing large-scale crises.
A spatiotemporal decay model of human mobility when facing large-scale crises.
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10.1073/pnas.2203042119
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2022-08-16
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11.1
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Following large-scale extreme events—such as hurricanes, wildfires, and pandemics—changes in human movement patterns can vary dramatically from place to place and in the weeks and months following the event. Identifying patterns in spite of such variations across space and over time can help societies mount more effective responses. Our model uncovers that, across multiple types of events and despite their diversity and complexity, such changes follow a predictable hyperbolic pattern. The model can help understand and forecast movement patterns in future extreme events. It also uncovers hidden disparities in behavioral changes due to income inequality post large-scale crises. A common feature of large-scale extreme events, such as pandemics, wildfires, and major storms is that, despite their differences in etiology and duration, they significantly change routine human movement patterns. Such changes, which can be major or minor in size and duration and which differ across contexts, affect both the consequences of the events and the ability of governments to mount effective responses. Based on naturally tracked, anonymized mobility behavior from over 90 million people in the United States, we document these mobility differences in space and over time in six large-scale crises, including wildfires, major tropical storms, winter freeze and pandemics. We introduce a model that effectively captures the high-dimensional heterogeneity in human mobility changes following large-scale extreme events. Across five different metrics and regardless of spatial resolution, the changes in human mobility behavior exhibit a consistent hyperbolic decline, a pattern we characterize as “spatiotemporal decay.” When applied to the case of COVID-19, our model also uncovers significant disparities in mobility changes—individuals from wealthy areas not only reduce their mobility at higher rates at the start of the pandemic but also maintain the change longer. Residents from lower-income regions show a faster and greater hyperbolic decay, which we suggest may help account for different COVID-19 rates. Our model represents a powerful tool to understand and forecast mobility patterns post emergency, and thus to help produce more effective responses.
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