Pre-/Post-Covid Liveable Cities

 

Melbourne, Australia, had topped the liveable city ranking for 7 consecutive years (2011-2017) in the pre-covid period by one of the renowned indexes, which ranks cities according to scores in stability, healthcare, education, culture & environment, and infrastructure. However, Melbourne’s ranking slipped to No. 8 in 2021 in the same scoring system after the pendemic. What Changed? Let’s take a look at liveability in the pre-covid and post-covid worlds in this issue.

Where is the world's most liveable city? (2018)

Publisher: The Economist

What makes Melbourne so liveable

Publisher: Jones Lang Lasalle

Top 10 Most Liveable Cities In The World (2021)

Publisher: The Geography Bible

If you are interested in reading “The Global Liveability Index 2021 - How the Covid-19 pandemic affected liveability worldwide” done by The Economist Intelligence Unit, please visit https://www.eiu.com/liveability.

Below, let’s look at some liveability aspects from the lenses of engineers, architects, and landscape architects.

The Liveable Cities Project

Publisher: Liveable Cities

Inclusivity in urban design – enhancing liveability for all

Publisher: Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS)

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