Melbourne best quality of life in Australia, in world’s top ten
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18 June 2009
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Melbourne has topped Australia in the livability stakes and has taken its place amongst the top ten cities in the world for “quality of life”.
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The annual Quality of Life list compiled by chic global design and lifestyle magazine, Monocle, has Melbourne ranked ninth, just below Paris.
The magazine ranks cities not just on usual livability measures such as the cost of housing and infrastructure, but also tries to provide a sense of what makes big cities truly "great".
Its reviewers looked at the aesthetic of the built environment, the efficiency of bureaucracies, whether you can eat late at night and the safety and comfort of walking the streets.
"[It] goes beyond the basic economic and social aspects of a city, identifying often looked over factors that can bring happiness and ease to everyday life. Aspects such as a well-tended local bar, shopping hours, and access to green space make it the only quality of life index of its kind,” according to the list’s author Tyler Brule.
Zurich topped the list, just edging out last year’s number one city, Copenhagen, which fell to second ranking, with Tokyo holding fast to third place for a consecutive year. |
