That's because there's not enough housing in the city limits.
>Space and access to sunlight are also components of quality of life and you have neither in very dense housing.
That's not true, adding a few more sky scrapers increases the amount of space for people and does not impact the amount of sunlight people can enjoy.
Cities can also do things like add more rail lines, so people can commute from further away -- which also increases the amount of space for people.
That's because there's not enough housing in the city limits.
>Space and access to sunlight are also components of quality of life and you have neither in very dense housing.
That's not true, adding a few more sky scrapers increases the amount of space for people and does not impact the amount of sunlight people can enjoy.
Cities can also do things like add more rail lines, so people can commute from further away -- which also increases the amount of space for people.