Since 2002, Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, is called as the world most livable city and the term livability has become so widely and used differently due to numerous rankings of livability has been studied(ABC.au 2014). However, most of the surveys ( see for instance liveablecity.org 2014) use the livability term to describe the quality of life and characteristics of each city which makes it livable. According to the Economist Intelligence Unit’s global livability survey, there is a data shown massive benefits of living in Melbourne which make Melbourne win the award for four years and receive higher scores than other cities in the world, nevertheless it appears likely that there is some disadvantages which need to be focused. This
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This survey has focused on healthcare, education, stability, culture and environment, and infrastructure. Not only have Melbourne a significant score in most categories, but also a perfect rating in healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Firstly, it has been reported that both of public and private health care in Melbourne is as good as anywhere in the world (eiu.com 2014) since the availability and quality of healthcare is terrific ,on one hand , it appears likely to be expensive for international visitors without a health insurance. In addition to, the statistics from DEECD Secondary School Education - Performance Measures 2013-14 demonstrates that the quality of education in Victorian school is better than the government prediction, for instance, the percentage of students …show more content…
For instance, Chinese New Year, Mid Autumn Moon Festival, Vietnamese New Year, Indian Festival of light, Bendigo Easter Festival etc. Additionally, Iconic buildings which are not only some of heritage buildings; Flinders street station, Melbourne town hall but also some of recent urban development such as Federation square, Souther cross station etc. (study.vic.gov.au 2014). secondly, according to a American tourist’s interview, it is said that “there is no garden next to the city like Melbourne in my hometown; Chicago” and this could represent that there are a large number of green belt around the city namely Royal botanic garden, carton garden etc. (hotelworld, 2011). Lastly, Melbourne is one of the safest cities in the world for living, working, and studying due to the data from numbeo.com (February, 2015)has reported that level of crime is under 50 which is counted as moderate and safety rate is over 80 which is a significant high number. In spite of, there are some parts that this survey has not focused
This survey has focused on healthcare, education, stability, culture and environment, and infrastructure. Not only have Melbourne a significant score in most categories, but also a perfect rating in healthcare, education, and infrastructure. Firstly, it has been reported that both of public and private health care in Melbourne is as good as anywhere in the world (eiu.com 2014) since the availability and quality of healthcare is terrific ,on one hand , it appears likely to be expensive for international visitors without a health insurance. In addition to, the statistics from DEECD Secondary School Education - Performance Measures 2013-14 demonstrates that the quality of education in Victorian school is better than the government prediction, for instance, the percentage of students …show more content…
For instance, Chinese New Year, Mid Autumn Moon Festival, Vietnamese New Year, Indian Festival of light, Bendigo Easter Festival etc. Additionally, Iconic buildings which are not only some of heritage buildings; Flinders street station, Melbourne town hall but also some of recent urban development such as Federation square, Souther cross station etc. (study.vic.gov.au 2014). secondly, according to a American tourist’s interview, it is said that “there is no garden next to the city like Melbourne in my hometown; Chicago” and this could represent that there are a large number of green belt around the city namely Royal botanic garden, carton garden etc. (hotelworld, 2011). Lastly, Melbourne is one of the safest cities in the world for living, working, and studying due to the data from numbeo.com (February, 2015)has reported that level of crime is under 50 which is counted as moderate and safety rate is over 80 which is a significant high number. In spite of, there are some parts that this survey has not focused