Uploaded on 2016-12-16 by Napoleon Papadakis

MODULE 3 - COMPULSORY EXERCISE: LIVABILITY CRITERIA Note. The Images submitted are taken by Philippos Philippou 1. Which are your top livability criteria? 1. Job Opportunities 2. Health Care 3. Accessibility 4. Educational Resources 5. Climate 2. Why do we live where we live? Place of Residence: Rhodes Town / Rhodes Island / Greece 1. Availability of Jobs 2. Family Unity (other family members in the same place) 3. Climate 4. Aesthetics & Natural Assets 5. Multicultural society (tourism) 3. To what extend does your own place of residence fulfill your ideal livability criteria? Livability Factor Weighting Criterion Fulfillment Satisfaction Degree (rounded up) 1 Job Opportunities 35% 20% 7% 2 Accessibility 20% 40% 8% 3 Health Care 17% 70% 12% 4 Climate 15% 100% 15% 5 Educational Resources 13% 50% 7% 100% 48% General Livability Sore (using the given criteria) Livability Factor Weighting Criterion Fulfillment Satisfaction Degree (rounded up) Climate 10% 100% 10% Culture 5% 50% 3% Economy 5% 35% 2% Education 5% 50% 3% Environment 7% 70% 5% Health Care 6% 70% 4% Housing 5% 60% 3% Infrastructure 6% 65% 4% International Connectivity 3% 65% 2% Job Opportunities 20% 20% 4% Political Stability 8% 90% 7% Recreation Possibilities 1% 100% 1% Safety 7% 100% 7% Sanitation Standards 8% 90% 7% Transportation 4% 80% 3% 100% 64% 4. What would you change? Taking into account the remit assigned for a mayor, my priority would be the improvement of the transportation networks (resurfacing of streets, widening and leveling of pavements etc.) and the cleaning services in public spaces as well as the “green” usage of all empty parks (e.g. by developing vegetable communal gardens for schools). 5. Why do we move? Zurich Berlin Oxford Job Opportunities Job Opportunities Job Opportunities Accessibility Accessibility City Size Educational Resources Culture Culture