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The importance of studying crowding in primary environments, where people spend much of their time relating to others on a personal level and engaging in personally important activities, should be obvious. If we assume that high density is inevitable for at least part of the world’s population and that high residential density is a problem that will not go away quickly, the reasons for studying the impact of residential crowding and the ways in which its effects can be ameliorated become clear.
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Aiello, J.R., Baum, A. (1979). Introduction. In: Aiello, J.R., Baum, A. (eds) Residential Crowding and Design. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2967-1_1
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