Actually Moridin, I don't think you'll find population spread due to people wanting to get away from the city. It is a matter of economics. Where is the most expensive land - that is wher most people want to live/own land? In the centre of the big city. Manhattan, London and Paris are way more expensive than the outskirts of Perth (Australia, not Scotland). Economics proves you wrong on that point bro...
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