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And the density has other impacts on life as well, of course. The density we talk about looks like this in some places: http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/1
by ptaipale 12y ago
And the density has other impacts on life as well, of course. The density we talk about looks like this in some places:
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/12/article-2085752-0F6D9F1F00000578-316_964x641.jpg http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/01/12/article-2085752-0F...
(Just googled a random picture, but you get the idea; Hong Kong density is rather extreme).
- restalis 12y agoI tried to imagine what kind of transport infrastructure can be developed to accommodate possession of at least 2 cars per household in such places. So I realized that the only thing keeping the current cities developing and looking like some kinky SciFi version of them is ...regulation!
- ptaipale 12y agoOf course, packing people into these Hong Kong apartments (dozens of stories of flats upon each other, 3 people living in a 5 square meter unit) is not exactly considered "good quality life" by most of us. Though it is better than the life these people had before. http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/wealthy-hong-kong-poorest-live-metal-cages-article-1.1258661 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/wealthy-hong-kong-poor...
- ersii 12y agoYour linked article says around 100k people live in those cramped quarters. Fair enough, that's roughly 1.3% of the population (7,234,800 as of 2014 estimate). In other words, there's plenty of people living in what you and me would classify as normal apartments. Albeit perhaps not incredibly spacious.