Definitions are usually important though, because they show up whenever one speaks of rights for example. The context Lewis Dijkstra operates in is that of glo

Definitions are usually important though, because they show up whenever one speaks of rights for example. The context Lewis Dijkstra operates in is that of global development goals, so trying to improve the lives of people across the world by seeing who has it bad. Obviously having varying definitions is simply fatal to that effort. He explains: > For example, a narrow definition focussed on the city centre will lead to poor scores on air quality and the presence of open or green space, but it will give better scores for access to public transport. Also measuring changes over time will be influenced by where the boundary is drawn as most growth occurs at the fringes of a city. https://unhabitat.org/the-tale-of-broadville-and-narrowtown-why-we-need-a-global-people-based-definition-of-cities-and-settlements-lewis-dijkstra/ https://unhabitat.org/the-tale-of-broadville-and-narrowtown-...