What you're proposing is the status quo, which leads to environmentally and economically bad situations. You're basically describing the false claims of suburbi

What you're proposing is the status quo, which leads to environmentally and economically bad situations. You're basically describing the false claims of suburbia. Giving everyone a half acre, a car, and the infrastructure to support that would cause deforestation and a lot of pollution. Not to mention the encroachment on the habitats of many animals already under stress due to loss of habitat. I'm sorry, but a backyard (with the noise of your neighbor mowing their lawn, blowing leaves, etc) is not similar to being in a remote area with a great view. As with suburbia, this research seems rather outdated.