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Melbourne is no longer the world’s most liveable city, slipping to second place after holding the title for seven years.
Knocking Melbourne from the top spot is the European city of Vienna, according to the global ranking system.
The Economist's 2018 Global Liveability Index has Sydney in fifth place and Adelaide 10th on the list, after taking into account 30 factors related to stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.
Flinders Street Station in Melbourne (AAP Image/David Crosling)
Melbourne and the Austrian capital are separated by just 0.7 of a percentage point. Melbourne scored 98.4 out of 100, while Vienna took the title with 99.1.
But despite losing the crown, Melbourne’s score improved 0.9 points over last year.
"Although both Melbourne and Vienna have registered improvements in liveability over the last six months, increases in Vienna's ratings, particularly in the stability category, have been enough for the city to overtake Melbourne," the report released today said.
Committee for Melbourne CEO Martine Letts said while Melbourne is still ranked in the top three, the results should act as a “wake-up call”.
“We must avoid complacency,” Ms Letts said.
“The perception global audiences have of Melbourne is very important as it drives the decision of visitors, investors and entrepreneurs – this accolade is a key component in our city’s ability to attract and retain top global and local talent.
“Our drop in the liveability rankings is proof that progressing with ‘business as usual’ will not ensure a bright future for our city”.
The City of Melbourne has congratulated Vienna on topping the list as world's most liveable city. (Nine)
Among other Australia cities to be demoted, Perth has gone from seventh to 14th place since 2017. Auckland, Helsinki and Hamburg have also slipped from the top 10.
But Sydney leaped back into the top 10 after failing to break onto the list last year.
Sydney came in a dismal 11th in 2017, with The Economist blaming terror concerns for the drop from seventh in 2015.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore told nine.com.au it was “terrific” the harbour city “has again been recognised for our famed liveability”.
“We’ve worked hard over the last decade to make sure Sydney is a city that people want to live in, work in and visit,” she said.
“We’ve delivered over 250 projects including new parks, playgrounds, pools, libraries, theatres, childcare centres, community spaces and bike lanes. We’ve also made our city more sustainable and prioritised design excellence.”
And for the Lord Mayor, the biggest risk to Sydney’s future liveability is worsening congestion.
“But we can mitigate that if our State Government stops funding private tolled motorways and increases funding for public transport networks across the Sydney metropolitan area,” she claimed.
“Also an issue is rampant overdevelopment and again we need the State Government to ensure that planning for all sites across Sydney happens in a transparent and consultative way with proper open space, design excellence and affordable housing made key priorities.”
The rankings can be a good guide for the safety of cities with Japan’s Osaka and Tokyo moving into the top ten – coming in third and seventh place – thanks to a decline in crime rates as well as improvements in public transportation.
"Osaka stands out especially, having climbed six positions, to third place, over the past six months, closing the gap with Melbourne," the EIU's annual ranking report summary says.
"It is now separated from the former top-ranked city by a mere 0.7 of a percentage point. Osaka's improvements in scores for quality and availability of public transportation, as well as a consistent decline in crime rates, have contributed to higher ratings in the infrastructure and stability categories respectively."
Damascus in Syria, Port Moresby in PNG and Dhaka in Bangladesh are among the world's 10 least liveable cities.
© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2018
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2...urne-loses-most-liveable-city-title-to-vienna
After nearly a decade we are no longer the number one most livable city in the world, its a sad day for Melbourne but I am sure we will be back at number one soon.
Knocking Melbourne from the top spot is the European city of Vienna, according to the global ranking system.
The Economist's 2018 Global Liveability Index has Sydney in fifth place and Adelaide 10th on the list, after taking into account 30 factors related to stability, health care, culture, environment, education and infrastructure.
Flinders Street Station in Melbourne (AAP Image/David Crosling)
Melbourne and the Austrian capital are separated by just 0.7 of a percentage point. Melbourne scored 98.4 out of 100, while Vienna took the title with 99.1.
But despite losing the crown, Melbourne’s score improved 0.9 points over last year.
"Although both Melbourne and Vienna have registered improvements in liveability over the last six months, increases in Vienna's ratings, particularly in the stability category, have been enough for the city to overtake Melbourne," the report released today said.
Committee for Melbourne CEO Martine Letts said while Melbourne is still ranked in the top three, the results should act as a “wake-up call”.
“We must avoid complacency,” Ms Letts said.
“The perception global audiences have of Melbourne is very important as it drives the decision of visitors, investors and entrepreneurs – this accolade is a key component in our city’s ability to attract and retain top global and local talent.
“Our drop in the liveability rankings is proof that progressing with ‘business as usual’ will not ensure a bright future for our city”.
The City of Melbourne has congratulated Vienna on topping the list as world's most liveable city. (Nine)
Among other Australia cities to be demoted, Perth has gone from seventh to 14th place since 2017. Auckland, Helsinki and Hamburg have also slipped from the top 10.
But Sydney leaped back into the top 10 after failing to break onto the list last year.
Sydney came in a dismal 11th in 2017, with The Economist blaming terror concerns for the drop from seventh in 2015.
Sydney Lord Mayor Clover Moore told nine.com.au it was “terrific” the harbour city “has again been recognised for our famed liveability”.
“We’ve worked hard over the last decade to make sure Sydney is a city that people want to live in, work in and visit,” she said.
“We’ve delivered over 250 projects including new parks, playgrounds, pools, libraries, theatres, childcare centres, community spaces and bike lanes. We’ve also made our city more sustainable and prioritised design excellence.”
And for the Lord Mayor, the biggest risk to Sydney’s future liveability is worsening congestion.
“But we can mitigate that if our State Government stops funding private tolled motorways and increases funding for public transport networks across the Sydney metropolitan area,” she claimed.
“Also an issue is rampant overdevelopment and again we need the State Government to ensure that planning for all sites across Sydney happens in a transparent and consultative way with proper open space, design excellence and affordable housing made key priorities.”
The rankings can be a good guide for the safety of cities with Japan’s Osaka and Tokyo moving into the top ten – coming in third and seventh place – thanks to a decline in crime rates as well as improvements in public transportation.
"Osaka stands out especially, having climbed six positions, to third place, over the past six months, closing the gap with Melbourne," the EIU's annual ranking report summary says.
"It is now separated from the former top-ranked city by a mere 0.7 of a percentage point. Osaka's improvements in scores for quality and availability of public transportation, as well as a consistent decline in crime rates, have contributed to higher ratings in the infrastructure and stability categories respectively."
Damascus in Syria, Port Moresby in PNG and Dhaka in Bangladesh are among the world's 10 least liveable cities.
© Nine Digital Pty Ltd 2018
https://www.9news.com.au/national/2...urne-loses-most-liveable-city-title-to-vienna
After nearly a decade we are no longer the number one most livable city in the world, its a sad day for Melbourne but I am sure we will be back at number one soon.
