Comments on: Connecting human islands https://www.isegoria.net/2010/10/connecting-human-islands/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:00:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Isegoria https://www.isegoria.net/2010/10/connecting-human-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-31891 Isegoria Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:44:26 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22079#comment-31891 I don’t think we actually disagree, Aretae. I don’t dispute that population density is important; I just point out that it’s (a) a bit circular, since wealth attracts people, and (b) not the whole story, since equally dense housing projects and academic conferences have very different returns to density.

]]> By: Aretae https://www.isegoria.net/2010/10/connecting-human-islands/comment-page-1/#comment-31856 Aretae Mon, 11 Oct 2010 15:31:19 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=22079#comment-31856 Isegoria,

I think it’s stronger than you’re giving credit. When looking even at similar groups, higher population density gives increased wealth. I can’t pull the numbers out of my ear, but I’ve seen some comparisons done with similar places (for instance, Singapore and Hong Kong) with similar populations, economies, and the higher density populations do better.

All the caveats you have are good, but the density bit seems to be a real (and strong) correlation.

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