Philippine Asian News Today Vol 19 No 15 | Page 8

OPINION
PHILIPPINE ASIAN NEWS TODAY August 1- 20 , 2017

Vancouver listed as one of world ’ s most livable cities

Three Canadian cities ranked among the top 10 in this year ’ s list of the world ’ s most livable cities , while Melbourne held on to top spot for a seventh year in a row .
Analysts at The Economist ’ s Intelligence Unit released the 2017 edition of their Global Liveability Report , which ranks 140 cities based on their quality of life across five broad categories : stability , healthcare , culture and environment , education , and infrastructure .
Over the last seven years , the list of the top five cities has changed little , aside from a few percentage points
in New Westminster , where narrowing or broadening the gap between the top performers .
For example , this year , only a 0.1 percentage point separates Melbourne from its nearest rival , Vienna .
After Vienna , Vancouver and Toronto are ranked third and fourth on the list , followed by Calgary and Adelaide , which share the fifth spot .
This year ’ s list saw 44 cities get bumped or promoted on the index , be it for falling crime rates , increased terror threats , instability , or increased tourist activity .
Analysts point to an

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Sydney , too , has fallen from seventh to 11th place this year , falling out of the top 10 list mostly due to growing concerns of terror threats .
Repeated terror attacks in France and the U . K ., the ongoing migration crisis , and Brexit have likewise lowered stability scores across
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The two European cities to buck this trend are Reykjavik and Amsterdam , which registered improvements thanks to their growing popularity among tourists and falling crime rates .
Overall , analysts say that a closer look at the topscoring cities reveals a few important commonalities : top performers tend to be mid-sized cities in wealthier countries with a relatively low population density .
Lower population density is linked to lower levels of crime and better infrastructure .
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Here are the top 10 most livable cities in 2017 : Melbourne , Australia Vienna , Austria Vancouver , Canada Toronto , Canada Tie : Adelaide , Australia and Calgary , Canada Perth , Australia
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Zealand Helsinki , Finland Hamburg , Germany
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