Martin-Gutierrez S, Borondo J, Morales A J, Losada J C, Tarquis A M, Benito R M
Grupo de Sistemas Complejos, Escuela Técnica Superior de Ingeniería Agronómica, Alimentaria y de Biosistemas, Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Avda. Complutense s/n 28040 Madrid, Spain.
Chaos. 2016 Jun;26(6):065305. doi: 10.1063/1.4952961.
The communication and migration patterns of a country are shaped by its socioeconomic processes. The economy of Senegal is predominantly rural, as agriculture employs over 70% of the labor force. In this paper, we use mobile phone records to explore the impact of agricultural activity on the communication and mobility patterns of the inhabitants of Senegal. We find two peaks of phone calls activity emerging during the growing season. Moreover, during the harvest period, we detect an increase in the migration flows throughout the country. However, religious holidays also shape the mobility patterns of the Senegalese people. Hence, in the light of our results, agricultural activity and religious holidays are the primary drivers of mobility inside the country.
一个国家的通信和迁移模式受其社会经济进程的影响。塞内加尔的经济主要以农村为主，因为农业雇佣了超过70%的劳动力。在本文中，我们使用手机记录来探究农业活动对塞内加尔居民通信和流动模式的影响。我们发现在生长季节出现了两个通话活动高峰。此外，在收获期，我们发现全国范围内的迁移流动有所增加。然而，宗教节日也影响着塞内加尔人的流动模式。因此，根据我们的研究结果，农业活动和宗教节日是该国国内人口流动的主要驱动因素。
