Uploaded on 2020-08-09

Step 1: List of the five most livable cities I know 1. Bern 2. Melbourne 3. Bergen 4. Canberra 5. Auckland Step 2: Five Characteristics which make a city livable 1. Security – walking through the city without fear any time during day and night. 2. Trust in public authorities & Services: effcient and uncorrupted public services (Energy, garbage collection, water) 3. quality of the natural environment – (water & air pollution, education, healthcare) 4. Economic prospects: job opportunities, ease of doing business taxation 5. Cultural life: The city has a rich cultural life (Film Festivals, cinema, exhibitions) Step 3: describe the status of my city. Make proposals on how to improve my city given the criteria above. - security: no substantial problems - trust in public authorities: no substantial problems - quality of the natural environment: in summer people swim in the river! - economic prospects: big public companies provide good corporate jobs. very well connected to the hinterland, which reduces the stress on the housing market - cultural live: many events and exhibitions during the week improvements: - increase the share of electric vehicles - it reduces noise & air pollution - taxation is fairly high.