Comments on: Beautiful Places http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/11/07/beautiful-places/ The source on how we live, work and play Wed, 07 Dec 2011 18:10:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Alanah http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/11/07/beautiful-places/comment-page-1/#comment-15448 Alanah Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:25:56 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=13359#comment-15448 I wonder, are the respondants rating thier communities' physical setting against some "objective" or cultural standard of beauty? Or is the correlation so high because people simply have a knack for finding beauty in the places that they love? I wonder, are the respondants rating thier communities’ physical setting against some “objective” or cultural standard of beauty? Or is the correlation so high because people simply have a knack for finding beauty in the places that they love?

]]> By: jh http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/11/07/beautiful-places/comment-page-1/#comment-15075 jh Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:52:05 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=13359#comment-15075 Okay, I just read the paper. Did I miss something? That beauty correlates with community satisfaction seems to be a no-brainer. Now you've shown it does - so what? I'm reminded of the adage "I'd rather be unhappy and rich rather than unhappy and poor"; the paper could be summarised as "I'd rather be unhappy and live in a nice place than unhappy and live in a dump". I did find the low correlation between public transport and community satisfaction interesting however. California politicians please take note. Okay, I just read the paper. Did I miss something? That beauty correlates with community satisfaction seems to be a no-brainer. Now you’ve shown it does – so what?

I’m reminded of the adage “I’d rather be unhappy and rich rather than unhappy and poor”; the paper could be summarised as “I’d rather be unhappy and live in a nice place than unhappy and live in a dump”.

I did find the low correlation between public transport and community satisfaction interesting however. California politicians please take note.

]]> By: Wil http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/2009/11/07/beautiful-places/comment-page-1/#comment-15041 Wil Sat, 07 Nov 2009 20:21:54 +0000 http://www.creativeclass.com/_v3/creative_class/?p=13359#comment-15041 In the future, the very rich will have all of the most beautiful places In the future, the very rich will have all of the most beautiful places

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