Scientists use social media—vacation photos from Flickr—to study how people use natural areas for tourism

Monday, October 21, 2013 - 08:31 in Psychology & Sociology

Scientists affiliated with the Natural Capital Project at Stanford University have found a way to use photo-sharing site Flickr to measure where and when people are using natural areas for recreation and tourism. This information can help measure the benefits and value that these areas provide to society.

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