• FundMECFSResearch@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    1 month ago

    All those definitions use “city”. Does the definition of city require the kind of density that would make relying mostly on self-owned cars impossible? Depends, in america no, in other countries maybe.

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      1 month ago

      Does the definition of city require the kind of density that would make relying mostly on self-owned cars impossible?

      Ooooo, self-moving goalposts, nice!

    • dylanmorgan@slrpnk.net
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      1 month ago

      No. “City” is a legal designation for an inhabited area. Some legal frameworks place a minimum population requirement for designation as a city but none (AFAIK) require a population density value.

      For example, Oklahoma City is the largest city in the US by land area (or it was a few years ago) because the city limits were drawn that way. Population density was and is very low but it’s still a city.

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        1 month ago

        in some countries it is. Not in all. You can’t generalise the US’s rules for everywhere. Also, many words have both common and legal meanings.

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      1 month ago

      No it doesn’t. However original commenter put a challenge out on what a metropolis is. I responded to the challenge.