Adam Okulicz-kozaryn (p)

Dimitris Ballas

Urbanization is perhaps the most dramatic development in recent history of our
species. Many suggest or even claim that cities bring happiness. But cities are
actually least happy places on Earth except in poorest countries.
I will summarize my latest research in my major research area documenting
unhappy cities. In my last two papers I found that only largest cities are
significantly less happy and that largest cities are rather associated with
increased unhappiness rather than decreased happiness as compared to smaller
areas. Another latest finding is that it is cities themselves, not city
problems, that are associated with unhappiness. In addition, I plan to include
findings from my current projects: theory of urban unhappiness: why cities are
unhappy; and urban misanthropy: I am finding that urbanites are not only unhappy but also have a dislike of a other humans.

Ilias Thanis, Dimitris Ballas (p), Lois Labrianidis

Adam Okulicz-kozaryn

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