Melbourne makes it three years in a row as world's most liveable city

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Melbourne made it three years in a row as the world's most livable city, according to the 2013 Economist Intelligence Unit's (EIU) Global Livability Survey.

The top cities and indeed much of the rankings remained similar to last year, with Australian and New Zealand cities landing five of the top 10 spots. Canadian cities made up another three of the top 10 positions.

Elsewhere in the EIU rankings, 28 cities saw changes in their rankings with negative livability changes driven by "civil unrest, with the Arab Spring, European austerity and Chinese discontent all contributing," according to the EIU report.

Vienna came a close second while Canadian cities Vancouver and Toronto stayed at third and fourth; Calgary tied with Adelaide for fifth place.

The top spots are mostly "mid-sized cities in wealthier countries with a relatively low population density," said the EIU.

At the bottom of the list, due to ongoing civil conflict in Syria is Damascus -- dropping 10 rankings.

A total of 140 cities were surveyed under five categories: stability, healthcare, culture and environment, education and infrastructure.

Scores in each category and sub-category are compiled and weighted to give a total out of 100. 100 is considered ideal and 1 intolerable.

The report noted a few major changes. Madrid dropped five spots to 44th due to "unrest and protests," but remains in the top tier of livability.

The Slovakian capital of Bratislava moved into the top tier (a score of 80 or above), now at 63rd place in the ranking.

Tehran, Douala (Cameroon), Tripoli, Karachi, Algiers, Harare, Lagos, Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea), Dhaka (Bangladesh) and Damascus (are at the bottom of the list with conflict responsible for many of the lowest scores, the report stated.

Top 10 most livable cities (unchanged in 2013 from 2012):

1. Melbourne, Australia, 97.5

2. Vienna, Austria, 97.4

3. Vancouver, Canada, 97.3

4. Toronto, Canada, 97.2

5. Calgary, Canada, 96.6

6. Adelaide, Australia, 96.6

7. Sydney, Australia, 96.1

8. Helsinki, Finland, 96.0

9. Perth, Australia, 95.9

10. Auckland, New Zealand, 95.7

http://edition.cnn.com/2013/08/28/travel/melbourne-most-livable-city/index.html?hpt=hp_t3

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Thanks for the update Booyah!

[Calypso 464]

Thanks for the update Booyah!

You guys got him banned from VJ so he went on to lead the team that conducts the EIU Global Livability Survey.

BY's legacy prevails.

[spookyturtle 9,466]

You guys got him banned from VJ so he went on to lead the team that conducts the EIU Global Livability Survey.

BY's legacy prevails.

Banned, but his legend lives on.

[Penny Lane 8,159]

I have no idea what's being talked about.

[Marilyn. 340]

Booyah used to be a member of VJ.. He was from Australia. He would go on and on about how much Australia was better then the US.

Oh and he said I was ghetto once..

Edited August 29, 2013 by Marilyn.

[VanessaTony 3,567]

I'll be honest, I don't remember "Australia is better" posts, but I DO remember just about every post of his was about Australia, and then he'd get into fights with SpookyTurtle... He was interesting... :S

i'll be honest again and say... living in Melbourne is stressful. Yes there are lots of pros (obviously or it wouldn't have won) but if we ever move to Australia it's highly unlikely we'd pick Melbourne (or any capital) as a first choice.

[Marilyn. 340]

I'll be honest, I don't remember "Australia is better" posts, but I DO remember just about every post of his was about Australia, and then he'd get into fights with SpookyTurtle... He was interesting... :S

i'll be honest again and say... living in Melbourne is stressful. Yes there are lots of pros (obviously or it wouldn't have won) but if we ever move to Australia it's highly unlikely we'd pick Melbourne (or any capital) as a first choice.

yeah almost every post of his was about how much better it was in Australia or how great it was..

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Booyah used to be a member of VJ.. He was from Australia. He would go on and on about how much Australia was better then the US.

Oh and he said I was ghetto once..

He insulted a lot of the female users here. Len couldn't stand him either.

[Calypso 464]

Banned, but his legend lives on.

Have you thought how people would talk about you if ever you get banned?

[spookyturtle 9,466]

Have you thought how people would talk about you if ever you get banned?

I think they would say how unfair it was for me to get banned since I always fought the good fight and defended America and stuck up for the minorities. And the people I attacked and slandered obviously deserved it since most of them have been banned. But I think it would be quite difficult for any user to achieve the status of the Legendary Booyah!

[The Nature Boy 4,224]

I think they would say how unfair it was for me to get banned since I always fought the good fight and defended America and stuck up for the minorities. And the people I attacked and slandered obviously deserved it since most of them have been banned. But I think it would be quite difficult for any user to achieve the status of the Legendary Booyah!

They would say you were fair and balanced you even got elected backup token substitute black

[Penny Lane 8,159]

Booyah used to be a member of VJ.. He was from Australia. He would go on and on about how much Australia was better then the US.

Oh and he said I was ghetto once..

Ahh, alright. Thanks.

[Teddy B 17,252]

Anyways, Yay Australia and Canada!! 8 out of the top ten most liveable cities in the world. Wonder what they're doing different that sets them apart? I've found one common denominator, that wasn't mentioned in the survey, that 9 out of the top ten cities have in common, wonder if anyone else has figured it out?

Edited August 29, 2013 by Teddy B

[B_J 2,752]

Anyways, Yay Australia and Canada!! 8 out of the top ten most liveable cities in the world. Wonder what they're doing different that sets them apart? I've found one common denominator, that wasn't mentioned in the survey, that 9 out of the top ten cities have in common, wonder if anyone else has figured it out?

A lot of CABA women??