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Vancouver (world's) 'most livable' city
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| Contributor | Scott³ |
| Last Edited | Scott³ Jun 11, 2009 08:36pm |
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| Category | News |
| Author | Kelly Sinoski |
| News Date | Wednesday, June 10, 2009 02:30:00 AM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Vancouver Sun
"Vancouver has once again snagged top honours as the world's most livable city, while Harare, Zimbabwe, was pronounced the toughest city to live in.
Canadian and Australian cities hold six of the top 10 slots in the Economist Intelligence Unit's global livability poll, which ranks 140 cities on five factors: health care, stability, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.
"I'm not surprised," Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson said. "There's often focus on our challenges and negativity, but when you look at the big picture, Vancouver is a remarkable place to live and work and it's great to be recognized for that."
The poll listed Vancouver in first place with a rating of 98 per cent, with the report noting the city's only challenges were "petty crime and availability of good-quality housing."
Vancouver was followed by Vienna, Melbourne and Toronto in the top four, while Helsinki, Geneva, Zurich and Sydney also placed among the top-10 livable destinations.
The report noted there wasn't much difference among the top- 10 cities, which tended to be mid-sized, in developed countries with a low population density and with lower crime levels or infrastructure problems often caused by large populations.
London and Manchester, for instance, also placed in the top tier, but weren't as high, reflecting "the challenges faced by many large urban centres," the report said."
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