Note Reason 11 from the CNN Article:Originally Posted by Arcachon
"11. Natural disaster-free … for the most part
Owing to our geographic location, Singapore is sheltered from most of the natural disasters that afflict neighboring countries and the rest of the world. Still, people get a kick each time a strong wind blows down from the north or our houses rumble from the aftershocks of Indonesian earthquakes."
singapore is among the top for the wrong reasons, being among the most expensive cities to live in, but it was never among the most livable cities in the world.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World's_most_livable_cities
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/1...n_2240299.html
According to the Mercer report, this year's ranking also separately identified the cities with the "best infrastructure."*Singapore bagged the top spot*for this distinction, followed by Frankfurt and Munich in second place.
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Why isn't it near being one of the most livable city award despite having the best infrastructure?
Originally Posted by Regulators
I believe that we have the best (or one of the best) infrastructure in areas such as the airport and seaport.
For Livable City, have to take into consideration factors such as living expenses and vibrancy of the city, and this is where Singapore has its "weaknesses".
obviously written before latest smog
now have #1 environment to choke to death.
but Singapore is not sheltered from man made disaster --- HAZEOriginally Posted by rymccondo77
Originally Posted by rymccondo77
That's why the last 5 yrs investment are trying to spur up the vibrancy .
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