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Nagoya survey: families overwhelmingly preferred low-rise housing and considered it to have more life

Survey result from 100 families in Japan, showing perceived greater life in low-rise, high-density housing vs high-rise.

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The judgment about life is widely shared and not idiosyncratic; it is roughly consistent from person to person.
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Contrasts with the worry that such feelings are purely private.
The social implications of this fact are so extensive that people resist acknowledging it.
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Explanation for why such a fundamental fact remains unrecognized.

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Critical diagnosis of the status quo.