Defining Liveability
What does “liveability” mean?
How well you can happily live in a place.
What are social factors of liveability?
Sports clubs, social clubs, crime rate, safety
Give an example of a natural factor that influences liveability.
Climate, rainfall, or access to water.
Liveability includes both natural and human characteristics of a place.
True.
Which city was the world’s most liveable in 2013?
Melbourne.
What does aesthetic appeal of a place mean?
A place being beautiful.
Name one economic factor that influences liveability.
A: Employment opportunities or cost of living.
Employment opportunities or cost of living, house prices
Demographics are statistical data about populations.
True.
What are the five categories of liveability factors?
Social, Economic, Environmental, infrastructure, Culture and entertainment
What are examples of culture and entertainment facilities?
Museums, theatres, shopping centres
What are demographics and what demographics are important in assessing the livability of an area?
categories of people.
Population
Families
age
culture
All people value the same factors of liveability.
False.
What is the major factor/category that governments can focus on to improve liveability
Infrastructure
What is an example of environmental factor?
Green spaces, pollution, litter, air/water quality
What are examples of infrastructure?
Hospitals, schools, roads, public transport
Crime rate is considered a culture and entertainment factor.
False (it is a social factor).
People connect to places for different reasons. Which of the following is an economic connection?
Economic appeal (e.g., jobs, opportunities, affordability).
Explain how demographics influence where people live.
Demographics (age, gender, income, education, etc.) influence housing, jobs, and services people need.
Name the city that we did a reading on that was not Vienna - that had quite low liveability
Dhaka
Sports clubs are considered culture and entertainment factors?
False