Uploaded on 2017-02-03 by Liana Papadopoulou
My top livability criteria are: 1. Political Stability, 2. Safety, 3. Economy , 4. Health Care, 5. Recreation Possibilities The city I live is called Ptolemaida in Greece. It is an industrial city created because of the nearby the main power plants of Greece. I live here because: 1. Of my family, 2. Low living costs, 3. Excellent Housing, 4. Job Opportunities, and 5. Social Connections. The image below is the view from my Architecture Studio. view from my studio 3. My place of residence does not really fulfill my ideal livability criteria. My score for political stability would be 40/100, Safety 85/100, Health Care 60/100, Economy 20/100 and finally Recreation Possibilities 20/100. My score for general livability would be 55/100. 4. The first thing I would do, as a mayor of my city, would be to force the National Electricity Company to remedy the damage done to the surrounding environment at least by implementing the already agreed upon reforestation of the lignite mines that have transformed the area into a lunar landscape. mines 5. The 3 places I would select to move to would be: Copenhagen. Because of its Political Stability, Low Criminality, Economy + Job Opportunities for Architects, and its excellent Public Services and HealthCare. Brussels. Because of its Political Stability, Economy (resulting in Job Opportunities), Public Services and HealthCare, Local Culture and International Connectivity. London. Because of the Economy (+ Job Opportunities), Health Care,, Culture, Recreation Possibilities and Culture.