We might be talking at cross purposes to some extend; Paris is not what I would call low rise, it's far more dense than Auckland is (and Auckland is low rise).

We might be talking at cross purposes to some extend; Paris is not what I would call low rise, it's far more dense than Auckland is (and Auckland is low rise). A continuous genuine low rise city like Auckland is a nightmare, and a hypothetical continuous high rise city (does one exist?) would be similar. Continuous mid rise like Paris, Barcelona etc is probably better than either, but having a good mix would improve things.