Decoding the Livable City

Assessing a city’s ‘livability’ profile is an important milestone on the road to a successful urban future. A work-in-progress report from the Livable Cities think tank, an important activity of The Philips Center for Health and Well-being.

Few assignments can be as complex as defining what makes a city successful, both in terms of its environmental dimension, and the social, cultural and economic factors that attract and retain populations to ensure growth and vibrancy – and livability.

And such a definition shouldn’t only satisfy urban planners and policymakers, but also ordinary city-dwellers, if we are to decode how a fit-for-the-future city should evolve and be sustained in emerging markets. At the same time, a great city shouldn’t just be livable – it should be lovable too.

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