I find your response interesting b/c my instinct was in the opposite direction. Are cities the best way to understand variation or are there hyperlocal differen

I find your response interesting b/c my instinct was in the opposite direction. Are cities the best way to understand variation or are there hyperlocal differences based on how much runoff, foot traffic, grass-watering etc happens in a place? Are residential neighborhoods where people mostly drive in temperate coastal climates more similar to each other than to their closer urban centers with lots of foot traffic?