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2023’s Global Liveability Index: The top 10

  • Vienna, Austria
  • Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Melbourne, Australia
  • Sydney, Australia
  • Vancouver, Canada
  • Zurich, Switzerland
  • Calgary, Canada
  • Geneva, Switzerland
  • Toronto, Canada
  • Osaka, Japan
    • Jun 22, 2023 at 5:35pmWeb
    Show threadTwistedTurtleJun 22, 2023

    I find it surprising that there's 2 Australian cities on here but nowhere from the US. I've been under the impression Australia was similar to US in "Liveability" metrics, for good and ill.

    The rest are no surprise at all

    Show threadmetaphortuneJun 22, 2023
    They talk more about the methodology here, for what it's worth. I think crime is pretty heavily weighted, guessing that's what sinks a lot of US cities.
    The world’s most liveable cities

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    The Economist
    Show threadbedroomsJun 23, 2023

    Something's very strange in this ranking.

    Osaka is a nice city but few Japanese would choose it as the no. 1 "livable" city in the nation. For a businessman it'd be much more convenient to live in some neighborhood city around Tokyo. To favor Osaka like that you'd need to mistake your personal preference as a universal measure.

    Show threadtallwookieJun 23, 2023
    vancouver? lol maybe if you dont visit the Downtown Eastside area
    Show threadWallCactusJun 23, 2023
    Places I can't afford to move to. Naturally.
    Show threadgrueJun 23, 2023
    LOL, Australian and Canadian cities? Pretty sure most urbanists would disagree; those are car-dependent shitholes.
    Show threadfbuslopJun 23, 2023
    Maybe it's not obvious to you, but city design/planning isn't the only thing that makes a city "livable". Reading the article may help.
    Show threadgrueJun 23, 2023
    It may not be sufficient, but it is necessary as a baseline precondition. Perhaps not all cities with good urbanism are "livable," but all "livable" cities must have good urbanism.