|
Economist: "Cities in Australia and Canada are rated the most liveable in the world"
|
View this Thread in Original format
| FunkyCrew |
| quote: |
Where the grass is greener
Aug 22nd 2007
From Economist.com
Cities in Australia and Canada are rated the most liveable in the world
With low crime, little threat from instability or terrorism and a highly developed transport and communications infrastructure, Canada and Australia are home to the most liveable destinations in the world. Four of the ten most liveable cities surveyed by the Economist Intelligence Unit are in Australia, and two of the top five are Canadian. Vancouver is the most attractive destination, with a liveability index of just 1.3% (see table).
While liveability considers factors of recreational and cultural activity, the "big city buzz" can hamper the scores of some cities, although not to the extent that a city will present significant challenges. Global centres such as New York, Tokyo, London, Hong Kong and Paris may find themselves let down precisely because of their size and attractiveness. Traffic congestion and higher crime rates associated with large urban centres have, to some extent, offset the obvious cultural gains of living in such locations. This has also been compounded by fears that large centres like London and New York will remain targets for high-profile terror attacks. Despite this, most major centres do not present any significant challenges to liveability.
Of the 132 cities surveyed, only nine cities present the worst-case scenario in which most aspects of living quality are severely restricted, reflecting general improvements on a global scale in areas such as education, health care and infrastructure. Four of these are in Asia, mainly South Asia. The other five are in Africa (accounting for three) and the Middle East (accounting for two).
The threat of terrorism and civil unrest is a major contributing factor to the cities that suffer from the worst liveability scores, as are poor development indicators. Algiers is the least liveable destination in the survey, with a score of 64.7%. |
Source |
|
|
| Jem_hadar |
My two favourite countries! :D
One day I want to move to and work for some years in Australia.
I really do. |
|
|
| NuERA |
| i'm surprised the article made no mention of melbourne. it was ranked the world's most liveable city for years. |
|
|
| Djsketchbag |
| quote: | Originally posted by NuERA
i'm surprised the article made no mention of melbourne. it was ranked the world's most liveable city for years. |
It's #2
 |
|
|
| sixtysix |
| It seems as though stuff like this is always coming out, so I take these things with an absolute grain of salt. |
|
|
| sixtysix |
| It seems as though stuff like this is always coming out, so I take these things with an absolute grain of salt. |
|
|
| girllovingtvibe |
| cool im moving to vancouver next year and then to sidney after the olympics...:) |
|
|
| AustralianGQ |
hooray for australia. i cant wait till i move back someday.
i know the UN ranked australia the 3 best country in the world to live in. |
|
|
| AnitA |
| Fkn right MELBOURNE is the BEST city in Australia! ;) |
|
|
| dEsidEL |
i've always thought of Australia as being an inverted version of Canada.. where sand > snow
|
|
|
| Mortyman |
| I've lived in 4 of those cities now. Top 2 are definately deserving of their positions :D |
|
|
| Jem_hadar |
| quote: | Originally posted by dEsidEL
i've always thought of Australia as being an inverted version of Canada.. where sand > snow
|
yeah, I cant get used to teh idea of CHRISTMAS being in SUMMERTIME though, and it being 30-40oC out! :(
I just cant. If anything is gonna be a dealbreaker, thats it. (either that or the spider factor.... *terrified* by it)
As much as i HATE the cold and snow, its a part of Xmas for me. :) A very big part... |
|
|
|
|
