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Melbourne retains crown of most liveable city

18 August 2016

by Jonathan Andrews

For the sixth consecutive year Melbourne has been named the world’s most liveable city by the Economist Intelligence Unit.

The Global Liveability Ranking provides scores for lifestyle challenges in 140 cities worldwide.

“To retain the title of World’s Most Liveable City for six consecutive years is a fantastic accolade for Melbourne, and something we should all be proud of,” said Robert Doyle, Lord Mayor of Melbourne.

“Once again, we excelled in the five criteria: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure,” he added. “We do not take this title for granted and are constantly planning and implementing policies that will continue to improve our quality of life.”

Melbourne was placed first ahead of Vienna, and the Canadian cities of Vancouver and Toronto. Adelaide was rated equal fifth most liveable city, tied with Calgary, Canada.

Although Melbourne has retained its crown as the world’s most liveable city, liveability has deteriorated in 29 of the 140 cities (20 percent) surveyed over the last 12 months.

The decline is largely a result of heightened fears over terrorism with more than 1,000 reported attacks in 2016 so far, with incidents in France, Turkey, the US and Belgium being the most high profile. Factors such as social unrest in many US cities due to the deaths of black people in police custody, tensions in Eastern Europe and Asia and the ongoing civil wars in Ukraine, Syria and Libya have compounded the decline.

Doyle said the City of Melbourne continued to work with all levels of government to ensure Melbourne remains a great place to live.

“It’s also the little things also make a big difference: planting more trees, recycling stormwater, making more parks and green spaces, providing better paths and connections for pedestrians and cyclists, as well as embracing technology and data to improve our operations.”

He quipped: “I can’t wait to make my annual phone call to Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver.”

 

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