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To explore how liveability can be studied and measured.

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Where is the world's most liveable city?

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Where is the world's most liveable city?

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What are the factors that the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) use to assess liveability?

What are the common or shared characteristics of the world's most liveable cities?

Where are the most liveable and least liveable regions?

What natural and human factors can increase and decrease liveability scores?

Why did Vienna become the most liveable city in the world in 2019?

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In its annual survey, the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)  gives each city a score based on its stability (such as crime and terrorism threats); health care; culture and environment (such as climate, shopping and religious freedom); education; and infrastructure (such as roads, public transport and water).

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But it is difficult to compare one city to another.

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But it is difficult to compare one city to another.

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People who live in one city tend to favour their own city, which can make it difficult for others who are considering moving to a new location to find out what it is really like to live there. In response to this problem, a number of companies research the world’s biggest cities and rank them from the most liveable to the least liveable. These companies vary in what they study and measure. For example, one company may emphasise personal safety in their study, while another may put a greater emphasis on the climate of a place. This means their scores and rankings will differ.

These liveability rankings are useful for geographers as they give us the opportunity to compare places and to consider what makes one place more liveable than another. Importantly, it also allows us to make better decisions about improving the liveability of cities around the world.

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Mid-sized locations in wealthy countries dominate the list.

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Which are the more liveable suburbs and why?

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Which are the more liveable suburbs and why?

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Working in groups, you are going to create a survey using the five categories in the EIU liveability survey; stability, healthcare, education, culture and environment and infrastructure.

Your survey will use a 5-point Likert scale to in order for people to rank their opinions. For example, a question about stability might ask:

How common are minor crimes in Melbourne?

Very common

Somewhat common

Neither common nor uncommon

Somewhat uncommon

Very uncommon

This survey will be shared with three friends, family members or neighbours to gather perceptions about the liveability of Melbourne.

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Working in groups, develop five questions for each category that probe the availability, quality or level of each indicator:

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(level of crime, terrorism, war, social unrest)

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(availability and quality of private and public healthcare, medicines)

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Cultural activities (e.g. theatre, museums), recreation (e.g. sports), food and shopping, climate, pollution, corruption.

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(availability and quality of public and private education (primary, secondary, university)

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(quality and availability of roads, public transport, international connections, energy, water, internet)

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Share your questions and responses in the spreadsheet.

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Share your questions and responses in the spreadsheet.

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What Is Livability? A Field Report from Melbourne