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26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by Rubyventures: 9:51am On Sep 22, 2016 |
Global design and consultancy firm Arcadis has released its annual report on the most sustainable cities in the world. The organisation ranked 100 cities in three sub-indexes — people, planet, and profit — as part of a report entitled "Sustainable Cities Index 2016: Putting people at the heart of city sustainability." The "people" sub-index set out to find the city with the highest quality of life by rating eight metrics: * Health (life expectancy and obesity) * Education (literacy and universities) * Income inequality 1. Seoul, South Korea The South Korean capital has been named as the city with the world's highest quality of the life. Health and education rankings propelled Seoul to the top as 139 projects in 13 districts aim to transform the urban metropolis into a "safe, warm, dreaming, breathing city." 2. Rotterdam, Netherlands Collaboration between the city's inhabitants and local government has contributed to its rise in the rankings. There are several initiatives in place to achieve a greener and more sustainable city which in turn boosts quality of life. 3. Hamburg, Germany Hamburg boasts the highest quality of life of any German city and the second highest in Europe. 4. Vienna, Austria Along with Stockholm, Vienna achieved one of the best balances between the three sub-indexes and therefore ranked highly overall as one of the world's most sustainable cities. 5. Berlin, Germany Berlin is diverse and innovative and is the highest ranked of several German cities in the report. Berlin's waste management systems are environmentally friendly and low levels of air pollution provide ideal living conditions. 6. Prague, Czech Republic Prague was the highest ranking eastern European city on the list. 7. Amsterdam, Netherlands The capital of the Netherlands boasted one of the best balances across all three pillars — people, planet, and profit. 179 companies are headquartered in Amsterdam, and the city continues to invest in measures to improve the quality of life. 8. Munich, Germany Munich is one of Germany's powerhouses and regularly performs well in quality of life indexes. 9. Muscat, Oma Muscat was the only Middle-Eastern city make the ranking. Shisha bars line the streets and Muscatians can relax on the beach or visit one of the city's many shopping malls. The cost of living can be expensive though, especially if you don't have your own car. 10. Montreal, Canada It may not be Canada's capital city, but Montreal has seen itself become the country's heart of commerce, technology, and finance 11. Antwerp, Belgium Antwerp is one of two cities in the small country of Belgium to make the list. 12. Brussels, Belgium Brussels sat in the bottom end of the profit sub-index, but its position was boosted considerably by its performance in people and planet. 13. Barcelona, Spain Barcelona boasts a relatively low cost of living, low property prices, and beaches and historic parks to boot. 14. Stockholm, Sweden Stockholm has recently seen its star rise as the cultural, political, and economic centre of Sweden. The city ranked highly across the board but enjoyed a particularly impressive second place in the planet sub-index. 15. Warsaw, Poland It's not just Arcadis' report that hails Warsaw's high quality of life. The city also ranked 79th out of 221 cities in a world 'Quality of living' index by the Mercer advisory company. 16. Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt is fast becoming one of Europe's leading entrepreneurial and financial centres, but also provides its inhabitants with a quality of life to match. 17. Canberra, Australia Of the four Australian cities on the list, the capital of Canberra ranked the highest. 18. Madrid, Spain It's no surprise that Spain's largest city did so well in the ranking. The crime rate is fairly low according to Arcadis' report, and people who live there enjoy a healthy work-life balance. 19. Lyon, France The entire city of Lyon is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and plenty of open spaces and communal areas provide people who live there an escape from city life. 20. Paris, France Paris' work-life balance is one of the most enviable, but high property prices can be a problem. 21. Brisbane Australia's third largest city by population also boasts the second highest quality of life in the country 22. Melbourne, Australia The cost of living in Australia is notoriously high and that didn't help with Melbourne's standing, but it redeemed itself with a myriad of city parks and great healthcare and educational access. 23. Vancouver, Canada A low level of crime and a healthy work-life balance for its inhabitants means Vancouver boasts one of the best qualities of life in the world 24. Copenhagen, Denmark The Danish city ranked highly across all of Arcadis' sub-indexes, despite being very expensive. 25. Sydney, Australia Several Australian cities appeared in the ranking. Low crime rates combined with a world-class education system meant Sydney performed well in the report. Its position was lowered by high house prices and cost of living. 26. Leeds, England Leeds was the only British city to make the list. The northern city scored well across the board. Despite high unemployment and poor transport links, the city's ranking was bolstered by its city parks and proximity to the Yorkshire Dales |
Re: 26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by theEYe21(f): 10:01am On Sep 22, 2016 |
Canada suppose to be in the top 5 ....do your research well |
Re: 26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by Ekugbeh(m): 10:17am On Sep 22, 2016 |
Adonbilivit, wah of WARRi? |
Re: 26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by Nobody: 10:24am On Sep 22, 2016 |
God, when will Nigeria begin to be ranked among the very good countries in the world? Currently, we can only be ranked among the worst countries in the world in terms of the following: Economic recession Bad government policies Insecurity Worst sports development |
Re: 26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by Nobody: 10:26am On Sep 22, 2016 |
If nor b America i nor dey go |
Re: 26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by oxmale: 10:35am On Sep 22, 2016 |
These are mostly european cities. And I don't really like europe for personal reasons.. Would prefer north-america. BTW, where is london in that list ? |
Re: 26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by oxmale: 10:39am On Sep 22, 2016 |
derespect:don't worry... lagos, abuja, ph will soon come of age and some states in south east. |
Re: 26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by Rubyventures: 12:39pm On Sep 22, 2016 |
theEYe21: I didn't do the research. those other countries that you think shouldn't be on the list have you been there? |
Re: 26 Of The World's Happiest, Healthiest And Most Economically Sustainable Cities by DanielLee5: 3:46pm On Oct 18, 2016 |
Completely agree about Barcelona! Amazing city! It is really not expensive due to economic crisis in Spain ( we rented excellent apartments at Lugaris for loyal price), the sea is fantastic, the architecture is unreal. Thanks for your post! |
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