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Insaf Shaheen
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 | | 16/02/2010 5:12 AM |
| Fri Feb 12, 8:07 am ET
SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) – Vancouver has again topped a list of the top 10 most liveable cities in the world, giving the Canadian west coast city an extra boost as it opens the 2010 Winter Olympics.
In the annual survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit, Vancouver scored 98 percent on a combination of stability, health care, culture and environment, education, and infrastructure -- a score unchanged from last year.
The city has also topped the index since at least 2007.
In the 2010 ranking, there was little change in the top positions with Vienna, Melbourne and Toronto still taking the second, third and fourth positions and the top 10 dominated by Canadian and Australian cities which took seven of the 10 slots.
Johannesburg, which is hosting the soccer World Cup finals in June, came in 92nd place, the highest score in sub-Saharan Africa.
"Vancouver scores well across all categories in the survey and the forthcoming Winter Games contribute to a strong score in the cultural and sporting events category," said Jon Copestake, editor of the report, in a statement.
"Johannesburg has had well-documented crime problems, but performs better in other categories, with the highest overall livability rating in sub-Saharan Africa."
The Economist Intelligence Unit survey ranked 140 cities on 30 factors such as healthcare, culture and environment, and education and personal safety, using research involving resident experts and its own analysts.
It said in a statement that these rankings were used by employers assigning hardship allowances as part of expatriate relocation packages.
New York was ranked 56th, two slots behind London which was at number 54, while Los Angeles ranked at number 47.
Zimbabwe's capital Harare scored the least, making it the list's worst city, with a rating of 37.5.
Following is a list of the top 10 most liveable cities as ranked by The Economist:
1. Vancouver, Canada
2. Vienna, Austria
3. Melbourne, Australia
4. Toronto, Canada
5. Calgary, Canada
6. Helsinki, Finland
7. Sydney, Australia
8. Perth, Australia
9. Adelaide, Australia
10. Auckland, New Zealand
The bottom 10 cities were:
1. Harare, Zimbabwe
2. Dhaka , Bangladesh
3. Algiers , Algeria
4. Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
5. Lagos, Nigeria
6. Karachi, Pakistan
7. Douala, Cameroon
8. Kathmandu, Nepal
9. Colombo, Sri Lanka
10. Dakar, Senegal
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| syedvhasnain
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| | 17/02/2010 11:07 PM |
| | Well I think we should not be biased. I m from karachi and despite of having many issues with MQM I do give Mustafa Kamal his due regard. He really did work hard and Karachi did prosper and developed during last 4 years. | | | |
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Insaf Shaheen
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| | 19/02/2010 1:52 PM |
| | But still calling himself best mayor etc is just propagenda. If he is doing work in Karachi, it is his duty but I don't like the lies. And what do you say about the lawlessness in Karachi? | |
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| aquafahad
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Insaf Shaheen
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| | 27/02/2010 12:51 AM |
| Well agreed Mustafa Kamal should be given the DUE REGARD, NOT LesSer and NOT EVEN MUCH...
He had a target well set by ExNazim Mr. Niamat Ullah Khan, Mustafa just tried to overclass his working...
2ndly, you would see development in the Areas which can be said the MOST LITERATE AREAS OF THE CITY.... I REPEAT and nothing much...
Even the residents of Such Areas, Like Gulshan, Federal B. Area, N.Nazimabad, etc do not like the Ideology of MQM .. they actually do not come out to vote for anybody but their votes are being casted...
yes, since Mustafa got the opprtunity, he did some work on certain areas, unluckily that comes under MEDIA observation..
However, if anybody would like to go to Landhi, Korangi, Site, Baldia, Banaras, Site you will see the difference (Even worst than Before 4 Years,)
Mustafa Kamal deserves the DUE REGARD ... Not Less but NOT Much AS WELL...
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