This unique volume aims to provide a first comprehensive assessment on attributes, conditions and characters which constitute a livable city. Five major environments were included in our study, namely on Economic Vibrancy and Competitiveness, Environment Sustainability and Friendliness, Domestic Security and Stability, Social Cultural Conditions and Political Governance.
64 global cities across major continents including European, Asian, Middle Eastern, North and South American cities were incorporated in the empirical studies for ranking and policy simulations. For 36 Asian cities, we also separately ranked and simulated as many of these are emerging third word cities which needed policy guidance most.
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- Best cities for ordinary folk
The Straits Times, 7 July 2012
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The Straits Times, 3 July 2012
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Lianhe Zaobao, 3 July 2012
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