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Japan does very well in managing the land it has. The country is especially good at medium density urban development (about 150 per hectare). But the quality o
by WildUtah 11y ago
Japan does very well in managing the land it has. The country is especially good at medium density urban development (about 150 per hectare).
But the quality of life and access to wild land, open space, wilderness, forest, woodlands, park space, farm land, ski slopes, bike trails, and beaches will improve with less population. The pressured fish stocks will be able to recover and free range beef won't be so expensive. Living space will be much cheaper and wages will be higher.
Maximizing population is not the goal of a community. Offering the best chance at a good life is. And as long as we are rational animals and not economic production robots, that is dependent on more land available per person.
Japan will be much better off in 2100 with 60-80 MM people than it is today with 127MM in the same land area. Here's hoping that the mass immigrationists don't get a chance to ruin it.