Orasul Auckland, pe locul cinci in lume pentru calitatea vietii

Un articol din New Zealand Herald, cotidianul regiunii Auckland-ului, comenteaza un studiu anual, realizat de Mercer, privind calitatea vietii in marile orase ale lumii.

Fiecare oras primeste o nota pentru 39 de factori distincti, dintre care situatia politica, sociala, economica, aspectele legate de mediul inconjurator, siguranta persoanelor, sanatate, transporturi publice si alte servicii publice.

Toate sunt bune si frumoase, dar ma intreb daca studiul a tinut seama si de suburbiile foarte dificile, din sudul orasului, sau au decis ca acestea apartin de oraselul Manukau deci nu trebuie considerate aucklandeze.

Intr-un alt studiu, publicat in octombrie 2005, unde era estimat costul vietii, Auckland-ul era cam pe locul 76, imediat dupa Berlin si inainte de Hamburg si Munchen.

Studiile acestea trebuie privite insa doar ca un reper. Scopul lor declarat fiid sa ajute marile companii sau guvernele in a estima calitatea vietii angajatilor lor pe care ii trimit in strainatate.

A pune Geneva pe locul doi cind criza imobiliara prin care trece orasul de 15 ani nu este rezolvata, sau Auckland-ul pe locul 5 cand sunt inca suburbii (indepartate) unde nu e bine sa circuli noaptea, mi se pare destul de optimist.

Daca vreti sa cititi articolul din ziar:
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/6/story.cfm?c_id=6&objectid=10376885


Auckland number 5 in world for lifestyle

11.04.06
Best and worst

Auckland and Wellington are among the top 12 places in the world to live, according to an annual ranking of the world's cities by quality of living.

Mercer's annual Worldwide Quality of Living Survey, covering 215 cities, helps governments and multinational companies place employees on international assignments.

Each city is ranked based on 39 criteria, including political, social, economic and environmental factors, personal safety and health, education, transport and other public services.

Cities are compared with New York, which has a base index score of 100.

Zurich was ranked the best city to live in, while Baghdad was the worst.

Auckland and Wellington both moved up the rankings this year. Auckland went from eighth last year to fifth, on a score of 107.3, and Wellington moved up from 14th to 12th with a score of 105.8.

The moves were mainly due to strong internal stability relative to other cities.


Best and worst

1. Zurich, Switzerland.
2. Geneva, Switzerland.
3. Vancouver, Canada.
4. Vienna, Austria.
5. AUCKLAND, New Zealand.
6. Dusseldorf, Germany.
7. Frankfurt, Germany
8. Munich, Germany.
9= Sydney, Australia.
9= Bern, Switzerland.
12. WELLINGTON, New Zealand.
17. Melbourne, Australia.
24. Dublin, Ireland.
27. Honolulu, United States.
33. Paris, France.
35. Tokyo, Japan.
39. London, England.
46. New York, United States.
215. Baghdad, Iraq.