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Analysis of Livable Cities Regarding Housing Affordability, Environmental Quality and Public Transport
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Abstract
A habitable environment is required for the economy. This necessitates that the economies have the most affordable housing, the highest environmental standards, and the finest public transportation. These parameters must be better defined in the majority of developing economies. However, developed economies have improved housing affordability, environmental quality, and public transportation. The paper illustrates the affordability of accommodation, environmental quality, and public transport in both developed and developing economies through a review of the relevant literature. To achieve this objective, the study investigates the cities based on their success in terms of housing affordability, environmental quality, and public transportation. The significance of the study lies in the fact that it demonstrates that, despite the fact that developed cities possess affordable housing and environmental qualities, they still require refinement to be livable. Moreover, despite the fact that the developing cities of China have the finest public transport in the world, China and India still have room for improvement in this area. This further demonstrates that developed and developing economies should take macroeconomic parameters significantly into account in order to make their cities habitable.
Keywords
housing affordability, environmental quality, public transport
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- Volume Title
- Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Economic Management and Green Development
- ISBN (Print)
- 978-1-83558-093-6
- ISBN (Online)
- 978-1-83558-094-3
- Published Date
- 10 November 2023
- Series
- Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences
- ISSN (Print)
- 2754-1169
- ISSN (Online)
- 2754-1177
- DOI
- 10.54254/2754-1169/36/20231773
- Copyright
- 10 November 2023
- Open Access
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