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by ijk 4343 days ago
> I would assume foliage is correlated to wealth

Likely. Lawns have pretty much always been conspicuous consumption: Versailles is sometimes considered the source of the first modern lawn, as opposed to a pasture.

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In general, but the correlation isn't perfect. E.g. compare Toledo, Ohio to Toledo, Spain. http://www.newworldeconomics.com/archives/2010/022110.html

Some places will have much more green area just because they have much more open space, or empty areas. A more compact or older city will have less space, less green area. But not necessarily because poverty.