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Tokyo is an 845 mi² megacity. Is population growth of 100k/yr something a city should aspire to? At a certain point I feel like some kind of family planning mak
by papreclip 7y ago
Tokyo is an 845 mi² megacity. Is population growth of 100k/yr something a city should aspire to? At a certain point I feel like some kind of family planning makes sense at larger levels of society just like it does with the family unit. I don't look forward to the day when there are 1000 mi² of concrete and 20M people crammed together where San Diego used to be
- sib 7y agoJapan overall is in a long-term _negative_ population growth trend, so the Tokyo population growth seems to reflect an in-country geographic shift, rather than a problem with too-permissive family planning.
- balfirevic 7y agoIf people want to come live there you can either build homes for them or they will outbid existing inhabitants, housing prices will shoot up and less wealthy people will have to move out. Those are the options. You can decide which one you look forward to more.