If a large mall can provide more goods to people that smaller shops that take the same area, then it is better.
What if the people live better, more peaceful lives in the city with smaller shops? Is raw efficiency the only criterion that matters?
As long as most people are happy with television and similar crap( most free time is spent with tv ), city landscape doesn't really matter; at least on the grand scale; the first step towards nicer cities is always removing personal cars.
What if the people live better, more peaceful lives in the city with smaller shops? Is raw efficiency the only criterion that matters?