Uploaded on 2015-10-09 by ricardoavella

As professor Cairns said, livability means different things for different people in different places. For example, I have noted that my top 5 criteria for livability is completely different from the criteria chosen by many of my course colleagues. For me (I live in Venezuela), political and economic stability is fundamental, as well as job opportunities, safety and housing. For others, the most important things are culture, transportation and education. Not that those things aren't important for me, but I can understand that for someone that already lives in a stable and safe country, the top priorities would be drastically different than those I have in mind. **Q2.** Opportunity (1); Housing (2); Transportation (3); Neighborhood (4); Health (5); Environment (6); Engagement (7). **Q3.** Los Angeles, CA /// Portland, OR /// Miami, FL. **Q4/Q5** ![https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14444002468543241.jpg][1] **Q6** Opportunities are very important to me. Living in a very troubled country, the question of emigrating to another city is in my head every day. This is why job and career opportunities are the top criteria for me when thinking in this life decision. When I customized the term Opportunities at the Livability index into a higher importance, the total livability score went down drastically in Portland and Miami, except in Los Angeles (CA), where it remained the same. This means that even though job opportunities are a very decisive factor, the livability of Portland and Miami depends more on other factors like Transportation and Neighborhood. This also means that the quality of life in those cities rely on aspects that are more linked to urban design decisions, to more physical aspects. Their economy (an invisible factor), is not as strong as the one in Los Angeles. [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14444002468543241.jpg