Uploaded on 2017-01-10 by HeikeLob

1. Definition of livability: Comfortability of living in a specific area. Degree of livability can be measured in coverage of people´s demand for housing, healthcare, education, social participation (including political/government participation like in democracy but also social and cultural integration), recreation opportunities (climate & natural environment) transportation, energy, water and communication network access. 2. livability rankig: 1. Housing 2. Health 3. Neighbourhood 4. Environment 5. Transportation 6. Engagement 7. Opportunity 3. List of 3 cities and their ranking Chicago, IL (53) Detroit, MI (47) New York, NY (62) 4. & 5. City livability score customized Change (+/-) Chicago 53 50 -3 Detroit 46 43 -3 New York 60 59 -1 6. I ranked Health higher and Transportation a little lower. This causes lower livalbility ranking based on the fact that the medical care is not equally well accessible for everybody living in the city whereas the barrier to use transportation is a lot lower when including the whole city and it´s population.