World's most liveable cities
World's most liveable cities
The world's most liveable cities is an informal name given to any list of cities as they rank on a annual survey of living conditions. Three examples are Monocle's "Most Liveable Cities Index", the Economist Intelligence Unit's "Liveability Ranking and Overview", and "Mercer
Quality of Living Survey". Liveability rankings are designed for use by
employers assigning hardship allowances as part of job relocation.
There have been numerous arguments over the expansion of liveability
rankings for other purposes. However, the annual city rankings attract
extensive media coverage, and are a popular topic of discussion.
However, the rankings are not used for economic forecasting or
government policy.[citation needed]
Monocle's Quality of Life Survey
Since 2006, the lifestyle magazine Monocle
has published an annual list of liveable cities. The list in 2008 was
named "The Most Liveable Cities Index" and presented 25 top locations
for quality of life.
Important criteria in this survey are safety/crime, international
connectivity, climate/sunshine, quality of architecture, public
transportation, tolerance, environmental issues and access to nature,
urban design, business conditions, pro-active policy developments and
medical care.
The EIU's Global Liveability Ranking
Melbourne, Australia was ranked by the Economist Intelligence Unit as the World's most liveable city since 2011.
The Economist Intelligence Unit's
(EIU) most recent liveability ranking shows cities in Australia,
Canada, Austria, Finland and New Zealand as the ideal destinations,
thanks to a widespread availability of goods and services, low personal
risk, and an effective infrastructure. It does not take into account the
cost of living as a factor in 'liveability'. The Economist Intelligence Unit has been criticised by the New York Times for being overly anglocentric, stating that "The Economist clearly equates livability with speaking English."[3] The August 2014 report placed Melbourne, Australia as the most liveable city in the world - due to Melbourne's tourist friendly Myki system and incredible house price gains, with Vienna, Austria taking second place, followed by Vancouver, Canada. Other Australian cities also ranked highly in the survey, with Adelaide continuing to hold equal 5th position (in company with Calgary in Canada). Sydney was at 7th position and Perth
at 9th. A third Canadian city, Toronto was among the top ten, holding
the 4th spot. Toronto is the largest city by population among the top
ten cities, with nearly six million inhabitants within its metropolitan
area. The Top 10 ranking order remains unchanged compared with 2012.[4] Although asian cities do not appear in the top 10, Osaka (Osaka Prefecture), Japan is ranked as Asia's most liveable city. At the bottom end of the scale, the 2013 report lists Damascus (Syria) as worst, followed by Tehran (Iran), Douala (Cameroon), Tripoli (Libya), Karachi (Pakistan), Algiers (Algeria), Harare (Zimbabwe), Lagos (Nigeria), Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea) and Dhaka (Bangladesh).
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