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10-05-2005, 11:33 AM
Vancouver vanquishes all cities. Low crime, highly developed infrastructure and an absence of terrorist threats has secured the Canadian city the title of "the best place to live".
The Pacific coastal settlement tops a survey of cities compiled to assess quality of life. Almost all of those in the upper tier are in North America, Australia or western Europe.
Devised by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the liveability ranking examined 127 cities under five main categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure
The Canadian city has a population of 560,000. It has a temperate climate and sits beneath a mountain range. Vancouver's economy is booming, enhanced by its position on the Pacific rim and powered by its software and biotechnology industries. "It is no surprise that the most desirable destinations are those with the lower perceived threat of terrorism," said Jon Copestake, editor of the EIU report.
London came in at 47th place sharing its ranking with Houston, Los Angeles and Dublin. Other European capitals - notably Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Brussels, Copenhagen and Vienna - all scored better.
The worst places to live were judged to be Algiers in Algeria and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby, the EIU report explained, "suffers from high crime rates, corruption, instability, low availability of entertainment, goods or services and a dilapidated infrastructure".
Best six
1 Vancouver
2 Melbourne
3 Vienna
4 Geneva
5 Perth
6 Adelaide
Worst six
1 Port Moresby
2 Algiers
3 Dhaka
4 Karachi
5 Lagos
6 Phnom Penh
The Pacific coastal settlement tops a survey of cities compiled to assess quality of life. Almost all of those in the upper tier are in North America, Australia or western Europe.
Devised by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), the liveability ranking examined 127 cities under five main categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure
The Canadian city has a population of 560,000. It has a temperate climate and sits beneath a mountain range. Vancouver's economy is booming, enhanced by its position on the Pacific rim and powered by its software and biotechnology industries. "It is no surprise that the most desirable destinations are those with the lower perceived threat of terrorism," said Jon Copestake, editor of the EIU report.
London came in at 47th place sharing its ranking with Houston, Los Angeles and Dublin. Other European capitals - notably Berlin, Paris, Madrid, Brussels, Copenhagen and Vienna - all scored better.
The worst places to live were judged to be Algiers in Algeria and Port Moresby in Papua New Guinea. Port Moresby, the EIU report explained, "suffers from high crime rates, corruption, instability, low availability of entertainment, goods or services and a dilapidated infrastructure".
Best six
1 Vancouver
2 Melbourne
3 Vienna
4 Geneva
5 Perth
6 Adelaide
Worst six
1 Port Moresby
2 Algiers
3 Dhaka
4 Karachi
5 Lagos
6 Phnom Penh