Uploaded on 2017-03-15 by Suelen Artuso

1. How would you define livability?
In my opinion, Livability is a broad topic and needs to take into account a number of factors, which may vary according to the culture and history of each place. Livability means a place with good housing, work, transportation, health, opportunity for growth, and a sense of belonging and inclusion in the community. 2. If you need to define livability with the following terms, how would you rank them? (1: most important - 7: least important): Terms Ranking:  - Housing (affordabillity and access)   1 - Housing - Neighborhood (access to life, work and play)   2 - Transportation - Transportation (safe and convenient options) 3 - Opportunity - Environment (clean air and water) 4 - Health - Health (prevention, access and quality) 5 - Environemt - Engagement (civic and social involvement) 6 - Neighborhood - Opportunity (inclusion and possibilities) 7 - Engagement 3. Choose three cities in the United States (preferable cities in different states) and go to the following webpage: http://livabilityindex.aarp.org . Search for the chosen cities at the livability index. Atlanta (GA), Seattle (WA), and Tucson (AZ). 5. How much has the livability score of every city changed? Please note the scores of this question in a table like the one below. a) Atlanta 48 | 65 | +17 b) Seattle 63 | 59 | -4 c) Tucson 42 | 50 | +8 6. Can you explain the change in livability scores of your cities? Do this on a basis of the terms in your ranking. In my opinion, housing is the most important item when it comes to livability. Atlanta had a total score of 48, with 65 points for housing. Seattle had a general score of 63, being 59 in the housing item. Tucson had the lowest score, 48, and housing had 50 points. After changing the priorities in the bars according to my classification, I realized that the scores have changed a lot. Atlanta had 17 points higher, while Seattle lost 4 points and Tucson had an 8-point gain. Analyzing the punctuation changes, it is easy to see that the city that had the highest increase in the overall score already had the housing item as one of the highest-scoring items within its ranking. Atlanta was among the three with the highest quality when it comes to affordability and access. Seattle lost points because item housing was one of the items with the lowest score among all analyzed, showing that other items such as neighborhood, transportation, and health have higher investments and better results in the city, while housing still needs to be better planned and requires Improvements to ensure that this will be a city with high overall scores. Tucson, although with less difference compared to Atlanta, also had an increase in its score; And this is due to the fact that Tucson has more balanced indexes, with less difference of score comparing all categories analyzed.