Uploaded on 2016-04-06 by vinivio

The group of characteristics that fulfil our personal needs, offering inner satisfaction, and therefore making our lives pleasurable. 2. If you need to define livability with the following terms, how would you rank them? (1: most important - 7: least important) 1. Opportunity 2. Neighbourhood 3. environment 4. Housing 5. Transportation 6. Health 7. Engagement 3. Choose three cities in the United States Miami, Portland, Sn. Jose CA. ![Livability score][1] [1]: https://edxuploads.s3.amazonaws.com/14599649234411307.png Can you explain the change in livability scores of your cities? The changes in the score when customising can be a result of the inter-relationship between the different categories and the metrics used. That means that when changing for example Housing and increasing its score to more important the housing affordability decreases due to the cost of the necessary investment to satisfy the requirements. The same can be seen with transportation, since more transport increases congestion and therefore more congestion have a negative impact in the environment, the total score at the end decreases.