Uploaded on 2017-06-07 by Galoget Latorre

This picture was taken by myself at Quito, Ecuador and it is the one that is going to be used in my answers. 1. The five most liveable cities that I know, based on my own experience and judgment are: 1) Zurich 2) Munich 3) Geneva 4) Amsterdam 5) Vancouver 2. Five characteristics that according to my opinion make a city liveable are: 1) Noise control 2) Efficient and modern transportation system 3) Good economy and healthcare 4) Pollution Control 5) Good Culture and Education (Research) 3. Describe the status of your own city in terms of the five characteristics that you listed above. Propose how your city should/could be transformed in relation to these characteristics in order to be more sustainable. 1) In terms of noise I can say thay my city has a decent level of noise control, it is a good place to live, because there are peaceful areas, but also it has a lot of cars, which are uncomfortable. I think that maybe a good solution could be to propose the use of bikes instead of cars, it is Environmentally friendly and also we can get a noise reduction in some urban areas. 2) The transportation system is awful, we travel like sardines on a can, really compressed, it is awful to use the public transportation system, and also we have no alternatives, in other countries we can find: bus, metro, tram, train and taxis, but here in my country there are only buses, and they are not enough for the population, also the system is not organized, we can not know when the next bus is coming, so we just have to wait for it, sometimes it takes 20 min, sometimes it takes 2 minutos, and we never know the precise time, so this is a problem for people that has a strict agenda. I think that my city could improve this situation by creating alternatives to the public transportation, and also by creating a more organized and smart system, where we can be able to know when the next bus is coming. 3) In economy, our country is very little and poor, our situation after some earthquakes was not good, also the healthcare system is not good, and if people get sick, they need to make an appointment which is usually since that moment + 3 months, which has no sense at all when talking about Health. In this aspect I can not find a good idea to improve this. 4) In pollution we are good, not to much, fortunately, also we can propose the use of electric cars and bikes to reduce the pollution level. 5) Talking about culture, we have a lot of history, but our people has no culture of science, I mean, they have no interest in research or development, and that is why if we want to improve our lives we have to leave the country to search for opportunities in foreign countries, also the education system is not good at all, Teachers are just worried about their jobs and have no interest in really sharing their knowledge or doing scientific research. I think that only we can improve by getting a higher education outside and coming back to share that with the people that have interest on it.