On 22 nov. 06, at 21:20, Per I. Mathisen wrote:
> On Wed, 22 Nov 2006, James Heartfield wrote:
>> "The study, released by the University of California at Irvine,
>> found that for every 10 per cent decrease in population density,
>> the chances of people talking to their neighbours weekly increases
>> by 10 per cent, and the likelihood they belong to hobby-based
>> clubs jumps by 15 per cent.
>> "We found that interaction goes down as population density goes up.
>
> Well, here is another thought: Higher density usually correlates
> with more poverty, since the rich often actively move out of
> densely populated areas, and poverty often leads to less time and
> priority for hobbies and socializing with neighbours.
Well, if you check Roppongi Hills in the center of Tokyo, you'll see that it is an extremely expensive privilege to live there. Along with a super high density. So I am not sure it is that easy to correlate high density with more poverty. Or maybe Japan is an exception :)
http://www.roppongihills.com/en/ (yes, people actually live there...)
JC