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Vancouver, Melbourne and Vienna
named world’s most liveable cities
A report by the Economist Intelligence Unit
14 February 2010: Vancouver, Vienna and Melbourne have again been named as the three ‘best’ cities in the world for western expatriates. The liveability survey by the London-based Economist Intelligent Survey (EIU) describes Vancouver, host of the 2010 Winter Olympics. as almost perfect. Similar research by Mercer Consulting puts Vienna in first place followed by Zurich and Geneva.April 2009: Mercer table of the 50 best cities in the world.
EIU says that depite controversy surrounding the growing number of homeless people in Vancouver, general liveability levels were high. "Residents and visitors benefit from good transport links and broad cultural and recreational availability although, as in any large city, there is still some prevalence of petty crime."
Vienna is ranked second in the EIU survey, followed by Melbourne in third place. Two other Canadian cities, Toronto and Calgary, complete the top five. Canadian and Australian cities account for seven of the top ten, with Vienna, Helsinki and Auckland making up the 10 most liveable destinations surveyed. It is also remarkable that, with the exeption of Vienna and Helsinki, all top-ten cities are in English-speaking countries. Unlike in the Mercer survey, Swiss cities, like Zurich and Geneva, don't feature in the EIU top ten.
EIU's ten 'best' cities in the world
|
Rank
|
City
|
Country
|
|
1
|
Vancouver | Canada |
|
2
|
Vienna | Austria |
|
3
|
Melbourne | Australia |
|
4
|
Toronto | Canada |
|
5
|
Calgary | Canada |
|
6
|
Helsinki | Finland |
|
7
|
Sydney | Australia |
|
=8
|
Perth | Australia |
|
=8
|
Adelaide | Australia |
|
10
|
Auckland | New Zealand |
The EIU report, which describes the concept of liveability as simple, is written for business people from western countries and used to work out hardship allowances as part of an expatriate's relocation package. The report's authors say that the survey quantifies the challenges that might be presented to an individual's lifestyle in 140 cities worldwide. Seen from such a western perspective, it is therefore not suprising that the survey's lowest ranked cities are all in developing countries.
EIU's ten 'worst' cities in the world
|
Rank
|
City
|
Country
|
|
=130
|
Dakar | Senegal |
|
132
|
Colombo | Sri Lanka |
|
133
|
Kathmandu | Nepal |
|
134
|
Douala | Cameroon |
|
135
|
Karachi | Pakistan |
|
136
|
Lagos | Nigeria |
|
137
|
Port Moresby | Papua New Guinea |
|
=138
|
Algeria | Algiers |
|
=138
|
Dhaka | Bangladesh |
|
140
|
Harare | Ziimbabwe |
The World Mayor Project is seeking outstanding mayors for the 2010 Prize
World Mayor 2010:
Is your mayor
among the best?
City Mayors, the international think tank on urban affairs, is seeking nominations for the 2010 World Mayor Prize. The Prize, which has been awarded since 2004, honours mayors with the vision, passion and skills to make their cities incredible places to live in, work in and visit. The World Mayor Project aims to show what outstanding mayors can achieve and raise their profiles nationally and internationally.
The organisers of the World Mayor Project are looking for city leaders who excel in qualities like: leadership and vision, management abilities and integrity, social and economic awareness, ability to provide security and to protect the environment as well as the will and ability to foster good relations between communities from different cultural, racial and social backgrounds.
If you think your mayor is among the best in the world, nominate him or her now
Previous winners
and runner-ups:
In 2004: Winner: Edi Rama (Tirana); Runner-up: Andrés Manuel López Obrador (Mexico City}; In third place - Walter Veltroni (Rome)
In 2005: Winner – Dora Bakoyannis (Athens); Runner-up - Hazel McCallion (Mississauga); In third place - Alvaro Arzú (Guatemala City)
In 2006: Winner – John So (Melbourne); Runner up – Job Cohen (Amsterdam); In third place - Stephen Reed (Harrisburg)
In 2008: Winner – Helen Zille (Cape Town); Runner up - Elmar Ledergerber (Zurich); In third place - Leopoldo López (Chacao)
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