Australia`s major cities are likely to become a miserable metropolis crowded with unhappy residents, unless the authorities invest more in public transport and the high cost of living is falling.
Australia`s capital cities are poorly prepared for natural disaster and will be difficult to cope with in the event of a major terrorist attack.
Like many other global cities surveys, Melbourne`s city sustainability index, (Sustainable Cities Index), is lower than Sydney`s.
Singapore, Stockholm, Vienna and London are in the top five.
Greg Steele, chief executive of the Australian Pacific branch of design and consulting firm Arcadis, commissioned the study. "Many people mistakenly believe that sustainable development is environmentally friendly, but according to our definition, the core of a sustainable city It should be to balance the current needs of the population without compromising future needs."
Canberra`s sustainability is in Australia, and major cities are under-prepared for disasters
Canberra is the best city in Australia
The most sustainable city in the world is Zurich, which scores the highest environmental indicators, but suffers from a lack of work-life balance and high prices in Switzerland.
He said that Canberra`s balance has made it surpass other cities in Australia. Kanjing`s uniform design is often ridiculed, but it has actually become an advanced. "It has a lot of green space, there is not much manufacturing to pollute the air, and the way to deal with waste is very high (including the goal of not filling landfills), which is far ahead of other cities."
When asked which city in the world was the most successful in terms of profitability, greening and popular balance, Steele spoke highly of Canberra, Australia`s highest-ranking city, ranking 18th in the world.
Sydney ranked 21 in the world, 30 in Brisbane and 32 in Melbourne.
Sydney`s advantage is that it has a number of world-class universities and a healthy population. The Victorian state government scored less on environmental protection than Sydney.
