Recent research published in Nature challenges the long-standing assumption that large cities foster diverse person-to-person interactions. The study, which utilized human mobility networks and cellphone tracking, reveals increased segregation in large metropolitan areas. It shows that residents in large cities are significantly less likely to interact with people outside of their socioeconomic status compared to those in small cities and towns. This shatters the myth of cosmopolitan cities and highlights the rich-poor divide.
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Cellphone tracking study shows residents in large metropolitan areas are significantly less likely to interact with people outside of their socioeconomic status than those living in small cities and towns https://t.co/DeARCy3MWg
Nature research paper: Human mobility networks reveal increased segregation in large cities https://t.co/9Zra1Ut7np
Rich-Poor divide: Shattering Myths https://t.co/H5YufPfQWD
Excited to share our latest research: The myth of cosmopolitan cities: Why large urban areas are more segregated Long-standing assumption is that large cities with their diverse population, foster diverse person-to-person interactions. Our @Nature paper shows the opposite is… https://t.co/d9AFf7Bwkk
The myth of cosmopolitan cities: why large urban areas are more segregated https://t.co/BYNGU0rrOF