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How to measure air pollution's impact on daily decisions? #3

Open RocketD0g opened 8 years ago

RocketD0g commented 8 years ago

This idea is a bit more vague, but: What the data could be used in conjunction with real-time air quality data to observe how air pollution affects the lives of people daily? Intuitively, I would think in places that experience high pollution levels periodically (so there is a swing of 'clear air' days vs smoggy ones - e.g. Beijing as opposed to Delhi), air pollution may impact how people transport themselves, if they go out or watch a movie, go to a restaurant/eat in, how much foot traffic a tourist attraction gets, etc. But who knows? It'd be interesting to explore.