BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
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BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Last Updated: Tuesday, 4 October 2005, 00:29 GMT 01:29 UK
Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Vancouver is the world's best place to live, a survey by the Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU) has found.
The EIU ranked 127 cities in terms of personal risk, infrastructure
and the availability of goods and services.
All the cities that fell into the top "liveability" bracket were based
in Canada, Australia and Western Europe.
The worst places were Algiers in Algeria, and Port Moresby in Papua
New Guinea because "many aspects of daily life present challenges",
the EIU said.
Safe havens?
Canadian cities scored well, as did Austria's Vienna and Switzerland's
Geneva, because they are not seen as targets for terror attacks.
TOP TEN
Vancouver
Melbourne
Vienna
Geneva
Perth
Adelaide
Sydney
Zurich
Toronto
Calgary
Source: EIU
The main uncertainty for people living in the those cities are
climate-related, the EIU said.
"In the current global political climate, 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.
The survey has produced a mixed picture of the world's cities. London
was ranked in the 10th group, on a par with Dublin and Los Angeles,
but one place below Manchester, four behind Berlin, five lower than
Tokyo, and six off Helsinki, Frankfurt and Stockholm.
Bottom 10 cities
Tehran
Douala
Harare
Abidjan
Phnom Penh
Lagos
Karachi
Dhaka
Algiers
Port Moresby
Source: EIU
In Latin America, "no city manages to present ideal living conditions,
neither do any fall into the category where extreme difficulties are
faced", the EIU said.
Montevideo in Uruguay, Santiago in Chile and Buenos Aires in Argentina
offer the region's best conditions. Bogota in Colombia and Caracas in
Venezuela score the least favourably.
In Asia, cities in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China and Taiwan all
score well, as do Australia's main hubs.
Africa and the Middle East fare less well, with the EIU citing
concerns about terror attacks, and economic and political instability.
Some of the worst performing cities include Harare in Zimbabwe and
Lagos in Nigeria.
Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Vancouver is the world's best place to live, a survey by the Economist
Intelligence Unit (EIU) has found.
The EIU ranked 127 cities in terms of personal risk, infrastructure
and the availability of goods and services.
All the cities that fell into the top "liveability" bracket were based
in Canada, Australia and Western Europe.
The worst places were Algiers in Algeria, and Port Moresby in Papua
New Guinea because "many aspects of daily life present challenges",
the EIU said.
Safe havens?
Canadian cities scored well, as did Austria's Vienna and Switzerland's
Geneva, because they are not seen as targets for terror attacks.
TOP TEN
Vancouver
Melbourne
Vienna
Geneva
Perth
Adelaide
Sydney
Zurich
Toronto
Calgary
Source: EIU
The main uncertainty for people living in the those cities are
climate-related, the EIU said.
"In the current global political climate, 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.
The survey has produced a mixed picture of the world's cities. London
was ranked in the 10th group, on a par with Dublin and Los Angeles,
but one place below Manchester, four behind Berlin, five lower than
Tokyo, and six off Helsinki, Frankfurt and Stockholm.
Bottom 10 cities
Tehran
Douala
Harare
Abidjan
Phnom Penh
Lagos
Karachi
Dhaka
Algiers
Port Moresby
Source: EIU
In Latin America, "no city manages to present ideal living conditions,
neither do any fall into the category where extreme difficulties are
faced", the EIU said.
Montevideo in Uruguay, Santiago in Chile and Buenos Aires in Argentina
offer the region's best conditions. Bogota in Colombia and Caracas in
Venezuela score the least favourably.
In Asia, cities in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, China and Taiwan all
score well, as do Australia's main hubs.
Africa and the Middle East fare less well, with the EIU citing
concerns about terror attacks, and economic and political instability.
Some of the worst performing cities include Harare in Zimbabwe and
Lagos in Nigeria.
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Surprise surprise!! Calgary in the top ten! But where is Winnipeg the crown jewel of the praries?
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
I'm not surprised. I really liked the Vancouver area when I stayed there this summer! It says a lot when you see 3 Canadian cities in the top 10
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Originally Posted by MJ23
I'm not surprised. I really liked the Vancouver area when I stayed there this summer! It says a lot when you see 3 Canadian cities in the top 10
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
?????
Economist Intelligence Unit is part of The Economist magazine - a British magazine - and all are part of The Economist Group based in UK.
http://www.eiu.com/
http://www.economistgroup.com/
Economist Intelligence Unit is part of The Economist magazine - a British magazine - and all are part of The Economist Group based in UK.
http://www.eiu.com/
http://www.economistgroup.com/
Originally Posted by dbd
That the compilers are Canadians ?
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Hey! What about Montreal?!?!
Originally Posted by MJ23
I'm not surprised. I really liked the Vancouver area when I stayed there this summer! It says a lot when you see 3 Canadian cities in the top 10
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Originally Posted by [email protected]
Hey! What about Montreal?!?!
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
http://store.eiu.com/index.asp?layou...66&ref=pr_list
Originally Posted by [email protected]
Hey! What about Montreal?!?!
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Originally Posted by dbd
That the compilers are Canadians ?
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Originally Posted by Suzey
Vancouver is 'best place to live'
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HongCouver
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Folks who live around Hastings St., New West, etc may disagree that YVR is the best place to live.
Alternatively, folks who live in northern Burnaby, West Vancouver, and west-end around UBC, Coquitlam, or North Vancouver may say YVR is the best place to live.
I used to live in northern Burnaby somewhere around Canada Way and Royal Oak and I like it.
Caveat emptor: The best always comes with a price.
Honk if you think housing/renting price in the lower mainland is reasonable.....
I hear crickets chirp
FYI: Richmond = Hongcouver
Alternatively, folks who live in northern Burnaby, West Vancouver, and west-end around UBC, Coquitlam, or North Vancouver may say YVR is the best place to live.
I used to live in northern Burnaby somewhere around Canada Way and Royal Oak and I like it.
Caveat emptor: The best always comes with a price.
Honk if you think housing/renting price in the lower mainland is reasonable.....
I hear crickets chirp
FYI: Richmond = Hongcouver
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Originally Posted by smitp11
Hmmm, looks like they forgot to mention this....
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HongCouver
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HongCouver
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Originally Posted by iaink
The irony of immigrants complaining about the number of immigrants is seldom lost around here.
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Originally Posted by john fisher
What else is there to complain about .
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Re: BBC: Vancouver is 'best place to live'
Originally Posted by iaink
The irony of immigrants complaining about the number of immigrants is seldom lost around here.
Last edited by MJ23; Oct 4th 2005 at 10:00 pm.