Question

compare to those from small and big cities do people who live in medium size cities tend to be the happiest and the most satisfied with life justify and subustain your answer using suitable examples​

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The study showed that areas of suburban sprawl with about 18 homes per hectare – such as poorly designed neighbourhoods near motorways, where driving is the only option – had the greatest rates of obesity and lowest rates of exercise.

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Suburban areas with few homes – often privileged communities with big gardens and open spaces – were healthier than this but lagged behind the most densely populated areas in inner cities.

Walking made the biggest difference, said Sarkar, and social interaction and physical activity thrived best in compact communities.

The study compared more than 400,000 residents of cities – including London, Glasgow, and Cardiff – and found the best health came in areas with more than 32 homes per hectare, the average density for new building in Britain.

This level, typical of developments of standalone semi-detached suburban houses, is less than a quarter of the density of Georgian terraces of London’s desirable Islington and Notting Hill neighbourhoods.

Sarkar called into question British policies – such as laws to restrict suburban houses from dividing their plots and filling in more homes in gardens – which have sought to preserve suburbia’s open and emptier spaces.

In January the government announced it would build 17 new towns and villages across the countryside in a bid to ease a chronic housing shortage. But Sarkar said policy makers should think again before building on green fields.

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Despite spiralling house prices and government targets to build a million homes by 2020, Britain’s restrictive planning system has prevented high-density, urban development due to fears that it would lead to high-rise, low-quality blocks of flats, according to a government paper released in February.

London remains one of Europe’s most sparsely populated major cities, with less than half the density of Madrid, Barcelona and Paris, and below the level of Milan, Berlin and Rome.

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The paper urged local authorities to reverse their long-standing opposition to built-up residential areas by highlighting London’s mansion blocks and terraced streets, all of which encourage a strong sense of neighbourhood.

On Wednesday the prime minister, Theresa May, said the government would lend £2bn (US$2.6bn) to local government authorities to build 25,000 homes for rental in the social housing sector, which desperately needs new properties.

The government will invest a further £10bn in a scheme that aims to boost home ownership by helping people buy a new-build home with only a small deposit.