Liveable Cities Flashcards
What is an ecological footprint?
The area of land needed to provide the resources needed to provide the resources needed to absorb the pollution made by one person, city or country
What city has one of the world’s largest eco footprints?
Tokyo, japan
What is included when calculation of ecological footprint?
- water used
- fossil fuels
- pollution
- trees cut down
- brownfield/greenfield
What is sustainability?
Doing things now that help, but don’t leave problems for the future - environmentally, socially or economically
What is liveability?
The combinations of factors that make an area have a good quality of life. It is linked to suitability, but is specifically about life in urban areas
What countries make up the most liveable cities?
Vienna, Melbourne, Sydney, Canada, japan
Why does London and New York score so poorly?
London = higher crime rates and poor infrastructure
New York = high crime
Why has San Juan improved so much?
Invested in healthcare and infrastructure
Why are Indian cities not scoring well?
Air pollution
What is the most liveable city?
Vienna, Austria
Wha makes Vienna score so highly?
Restaurants, museums, culture, entertainment, transport
Which continent has the most liveable cities?
5 others small European cities
What 5 criteria do they look at when deciding on liveable cities?
Stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure
Where has got worse?
Paris, London
Describe the trend in global liveability score between 2007 and 2022:
Global liveability was fluctuating slightly before the pandemic, but noticed a significant decline during it, however is now improving agin at a quick rate as we are recovering from the Covid 19 pandemic
What problems around the world could affect ratings going into text year?
The war in Ukraine (Kyiv) that is still ongoing
Other cities e.g. Budapest, saw their stability decline as geo political tensions rose - if this continued they will suffer disruption to food and fuel supplies (Gaza, Isreal)
Where was Melbourne ranked in most liveable cities?
7th … with a rating of 97.5/100
What made Melbourne an attractive place to live in 2017?
Healthcare, education, infrastructure, low crime rates, good for business
What things were negative about Melbourne?
Homelessness crisis, people sleeping rough in the CBD, train network ground to a halt during peak hour after a computer glitch, not affordable housing
How accurate a measure do you think these liveability measures are?
On average they are quite accurate but it is not perfect (only gives general overview, isnt specific), some are still in poverty
