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Are you saying you think existing height restrictions in cities are driven by concern for the mental health of people in/around them?
by akerl_ 3y ago
Are you saying you think existing height restrictions in cities are driven by concern for the mental health of people in/around them?
- hollerith 3y agoI would have guessed so, yes, (being in a skyscraper is fine, my concern is having to be outside it) though I prefer to say aesthetic concerns. There are studies showing that murders are more likely in locations where no trees are visible, to give an example of the effect of landscape on state of mind. I'm guessing you believe that height restrictions are driven largely by owners of existing buildings conspiring to keep rents high.
- akerl_ 3y agoI’m not sure why we’d be relying on what either of us believe, when we can look up details about legal height restrictions. I did some hunting and can’t find any arguments from the people who proposed or passed any such legislation that it was for mental health benefits. Can you?
- hollerith 3y agoI would be interested to read here what arguments you did find.