Vedika P's Senior Project Blog
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Project Title: Comparing Drought interest between Phoenix and Tucson using internet tool Google trends BASIS Advisor: Amy Anderson Internship Location: AANHPI for Equity Onsite Mentor: Nile Bunger, Climate Justice Director |
Project Abstract
This project aims to compare the levels of drought and water conservation interest between the two cities of Phoenix and Tucson in Arizona during the summer of 2023. Last summer was one of Arizona's most intense summers yet. According to the Arizona Republic, the temperatures in Phoenix have been setting record-breaking temperatures every day and one of the driest monsoons ever. Additionally in the past, Arizona has had a track record of having a lacking sense of emergency when it comes to the drought and that has affected many Arizona citizens today. On the other hand, Tucson, Arizona is known to be a more water-conservative city than Phoenix. As drought intensity in Arizona increases, it becomes more important to measure the interest in this phenomenon of each city's residents. Drought interest can be measured using Google Trends, an internet tool that measures the amount of searches a certain word has been searched up in a certain area. By using Google Trends and key terms related to droughts and water conservation, the interest can be measured by seeing the relative number of searches in each city. This data can be used in the future to increase participation in water conservation and concern over the drought.
Implications/Conclusions
Based on all of the data collected and analyzed, this paper concludes that there is a lack of care and interest in drought and water conservation among residents of Arizona, regardless of the state of the weather. This calls for action to raise awareness for drought and water conservation in our communities. As previously stated,... Read More
Data Analysis Group 2
Here I wanted to analyze the data I received for group 2! This graph is interesting because it directly compares the average interest of each term between the two cities. For 8 of the terms, Tucson had a higher average interest than Phoenix, which had six terms with high interest. Another interesting aspect of the... Read More
Data Analysis Group 1
Here I wanted to explain/analyze the data I was able to get fro group 1. The Data analysis was measured based on the slope of the interest lines of Tucson and Phoenix. The slope of the cities' interest lines was compared to the temperature line. If the slopes were similar then this would show that... Read More
Data analysis example
I wanted to share an example of how the graphs work before we get to the real graphs! Here is an example of how Google Trends works with the search term COVID-19. The location for this search term will be narrowed to the United States of America. The time range will be from January 1st,... Read More
Background on Google Trends
In this post I want to explain more on how google trends works: In order to analyze the amount of interest each of the two cities has, google trends will be used to determine this data. Google Trends is a Free online internet tool that analyzes the popularity of search terms throughout time. The popularity... Read More
Formulating Methods and Terms!
Today, I have finalized my list of terms and approach for collecting and analyzing my data for my research project! I have separated my terms into two groups. One group will compare the data from Tucson and Phoenix to the temperature patterns, while the second group will compare each other. This is because Google Trends... Read More
Preparing for World Day/Environmental Justice Summit
My site placement at AANHPI for equity is finally starting the planning for the summit, which I am very excited about! Our first meeting for planning was today, and we discussed how to utilize our research for the summit. I will be preparing a poster with the data and data analysis I have done so... Read More
Gap!
As I proceed with my research, I aim to identify a gap in the existing literature. Numerous studies have examined the severity of drought and preparedness in Arizona through various media sources. To contribute to this body of research, I want to compare two cities with differing water consumption rates to determine if residents... Read More
First Environmental Justice workshop!
Last week, I attended an environmental justice workshop held by my site placement. During this workshop, we discussed ways we could collaborate on our projects and planned for future environmental workshops. The specific focus of the workshop I attended was on implementing heat resilience in cities. I learned that cities can enhance their heat resilience... Read More
Love Drought by Beyoncé or the Drought in Arizona?
Hello! This past week, I have mainly been compiling a list of terms to input into Google Trends. These search terms will be specific to the topic of drought and water conservation. Some water conservation and drought search terms I will be using are drip irrigation systems, rainwater harvesting, water metering, aerators for faucets, drought... Read More
Background!
Hello! I wanted to expand upon more of why my research is important! Climate change has been recognized as the root of many problems around the world. One of these many problems are natural disasters. As our global temperatures fluctuate, there is a higher likelihood of more droughts, tropical storms and flooding to occur. These... Read More
Too Many Golf Courses
Hello, My name is Vedika Patel and I am a senior at BASIS Phoenix High School. In College I plan on majoring in Biology and minoring in Finance. For my Senior Project, I am researching the amount of drought interest between Phoenix and Tuscon residents through the online internet tool google trends. This research will... Read More