Sydney is the fifth most liveable city in the world, according to a new ranking that focuses on green space.
The list of the world's best cities to live in, which combines Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) global "liveability" rankings with new criteria that examine "spatial characteristics", put Sydney fifth.
Hong Kong was judged the most liveable city, followed by Amsterdam, Osaka and Paris, after additional criteria including urban sprawl, connection and proximity to other cities, and pollution were taken into account.
Sydney was the only Australian city to make the top 10.
Its ratings in these categories pushed it down from the number two rank in the classic EIU Liveability index, but gave Hong Kong a boost from number 10 to the top spot.
"Sydney scores well for having low pollution levels and lots of green space in the additional indicators," Jon Copestake, an editor for the EIU, said in a statement.
"Although it was hampered slightly because of the isolation of Australian cities and the urban sprawl of the city."
These surveys are BS. They should do it based on rates of depression and suicide. For example, Australian cities would come out somewhere in the middle if it was based on the number of suicides per 100,000 people.
What a wank. If Sydney was that good it'd have every single immigrant here and no one leaving.
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These surveys are BS. They should do it based on rates of depression and suicide. For example, Australian cities would come out somewhere in the middle if it was based on the number of suicides per 100,000 people.
All right Melbourne, you win this round. Again. The world's most liveable city, although given the company you're keeping up there – Vienna, Calgary, Adelaide – it's pretty clear that liveable doesn't necessarily translate to interesting.
You want to find an interesting city? You have to look down to the other end of the list, to the dark, unliveable depths of the world's great horror cities. Now things are livening up a bit.
The 10 least liveable cities, for your viewing pleasure, are: Damascus, Tehran, Douala, Tripoli, Karachi, Algiers, Harare, Lagos, Port Moresby and Dhaka.
Any reasonable person would probably consider that, given their abominable positions on the world liveability scale, these cities would also make appalling travel destinations. But that's not 100 per cent correct. Some of these are actually worth going to. (And some are not.)
First, of course, you can probably strike off any cities that are currently playing host to a war. So that's Damascus, Tripoli, and to a certain extent Karachi. Pakistan isn't at war, but the internal conflict there is significant.
So that leaves you trotting down to Flight Centre to book flights to Iran, Cameroon, Algeria, Zimbabwe, Nigeria, PNG and Bangladesh. Is it worth your while?
I've been to four of the cities left on the list, with varying degrees of enjoyment. Tehran gets a hard time and no one would ever describe it as a pretty city. The traffic is ridiculous, the buildings unspectacular at best, and it's not exactly one of the world's best cities for dining out.
There are, however, attractions to be found if you take a little time. The Golestan Palace complex is well worth a few hours of wandering; Tehran's labyrinthine bazaar has something for everyone; and the Treasury of the National Jewels gives our own queen's horde a run for its money (and diamonds). Tehran also has a spanking new metro system to get you around, plus some amazingly good cafes (find one called Jeanne d'Arc, you won't regret it).
What about Harare? OK, Harare isn't great; it's not the sort of city you'd plan your entire holiday around. But it's not that bad. There are a few decent museums, and the huge botanic gardens. Plus some surprisingly good bars and restaurants to keep you going until you head out to visit the national parks Zimbabwe is more famous for.
Then you've got Dhaka, which is not a particularly dangerous place until you decide to get on a bus to take you out of town, a trip which will inevitably turn into the most frightening experience of your life. In the actual city itself, however, it's chaotic, but relatively safe. And there's never a dull moment.
melbourne has some great pockets but they aren't all created equal. The people of Malvern would probably lock their car doors if they ever drove through Coolaroo or Dandenong at night. Who is funding these surveys?
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