Sustainable Development

This is the problem with ranking the world's most liveable places

Sep 20, 2018

A woman enjoys a walk along an avenue of trees at Prater recreation area on a rainy autumn day in Vienna, Austria, October 16, 2015. REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader - GF10000247196

A women walks through an avenue of trees in Vienna - the world's most liveable city, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit Image: REUTERS/Heinz-Peter Bader

Jennifer Temmer

Project Officer , International Institute for Sustainable Development

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