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Cities for Quality of life
2008年06月25日(水) 01:17
★暮らしやすさ世界3位に東京、17位に福岡

・英情報誌「MONOCLE(モノクル)」は24日までに「世界で最も暮らしやすい都市」  として上位25都市を発表、日本からは東京が3位、福岡が17位、京都が20位に  入った。

 同誌は住宅や教育事情のほか、映画館の数、ビジネス参入のしやすさなど独自の  基準で25都市を選定。1位はコペンハーゲン(デンマーク)、2位はミュンヘン(ドイツ)  だった。欧州から計14都市が選ばれ、日本から選ばれた計3都市は、米国と並んで  国別では最多だった。

 また「グローバルな都市」「ビジネスのしやすい都市」などテーマ別でのランキングも  発表。「ショッピング」では「顧客のセンスのレベルが高く、食文化の質も高い。  山や海に近く自然が豊か」などとして福岡が1位に選ばれた。

 総合ランクの4位から10位は次の通り。4位チューリヒ(スイス)、5位ヘルシンキ  (フィンランド)、6位ウィーン(オーストリア)、7位ストックホルム(スウェーデン)、  8位バンクーバー(カナダ)、9位メルボルン(オーストラリア)、10位パリ(フランス)。



☆東京が暮らしやすいって? 何かの冗談かと思って、元を調べてみると・・・。


http://www.visitcopenhagen.com/content/press/latest_news/monocle_ranks_copenhagen_best_city_for_design_and

Monocle ranks Copenhagen best city for design and quality of life

Style genius, editor in chief and founder of Wallpaper Magazine and the renowned magazine Monocle Tyler Brule has given Copenhagen his recognition: In the July/August issue of Monocle, on newsstands from 19 June, Copenhagen is ranked no. 1 among "The World's 25 Top Cities for Quality of life". In addition the magazine proclaims the capital of Denmark as "Best Design City".

Monocle's eagerly awaited annual ranking of the world's best cities is revealed in the magazine's July/August issue, on newsstands from 19 June. Of all the cities in the world, Copenhagen is ranked no. 1 when it comes to offering its residents and visitors the highest quality of life. Monocle was established last year as the arbiter of what's great about a city, and in addition to being the magazine's no. 1 city, the Danish capital also takes a lead world wide as "Design City".

Monocle's delegated writers have inspected many different cities in the world to find the highest quality of city life. Copenhagen leaves all the other cities behind because of its development in architecture, design and gourmet food. Also the city's public transportation, bicycle culture, harbour baths, green public spaces and trendy cafes such as K Bar and Karriere contribute to a high quality of life. Not least Copenhagen manages to integrate design in everyday life to make life easy and friction-free for residents and visitors. The magazine states:

"There are many reasons why Copenhagen trumped the other cities in our quality of life survey. One of them is its undeniably seamless urban planning, paving the way for the mobility, and ultimately, the happiness of its residents. [...] Denmark's capital is, put simply, designed for life."

The City of Copenhagen's Lord Mayor Ritt Bjerregaard is delighted with the acknowledgement:

"Copenhagen is a vision. A vision that Monocle too believes has a global message. We want a city where you can have a global career, but where you also should be able to have your family and children. We want economic growth, but we want it sustainable and clean. We want the thrills and fascination of the big city, but we want safety and security. We want to be together in the millions, but we want to be able to move around easily. Monocle and Mr Brule saw this. It makes us believe that our way of live is special, valuable and important."

CEO Lars Bernhard Jorgensen of Wonderful Copenhagen - the official convention and visitor's bureau of the Greater Copenhagen area - says:

"Copenhagen takes great pride in the recognition of one of the world's leading opinion-formers and arbiters of taste. The recognition by Monocle falls very much in line with the self image of the Copenhageners who value their city as an urban habitat designed for good living. The city's famous gastronomy, bicycle culture, design and human scale of the public spaces, the harbour baths, and the diverse free town of Christiania are all examples of the unique quality of life in Copenhagen. We hope of course that Monocle's celebration of Copenhagen will inspire many international visitors to come experience some of that special "Copenhagenism" themselves."

Included in Monocle's top 10 are also the Nordic cities Helsinki (at no. 5) and Stockholm (at no. 7). Munich, which was no. 1 last year, comes in second this year. Paris, which squeezed in at no. 19 last year, is now no. 10 and has been rated as Monocle's Best Global City.

Monocle's "The World's 25 Top Cities for Quality of life":

1. Copenhagen
2. Munich
3. Tokyo
4. Zurich
5. Helsinki
6. Vienna
7. Stockholm
8. Vancouver
9. Melbourne
10. Paris 11. Sydney 12. Honolulu 13. Madrid 14. Berlin 15. Barcelona 16. Montreal 17. Fokuoka 18. Amsterdam 19. Minneapolis 20. Kyoto 21. Hamburg 22. Singapore 23. Geneva 24. Lisbon 25. Portland




☆原文を読むと「暮らし易い」じゃなくて、「質の高い生活ができる」って意味ですね。 日本の新聞の見出しは酷いです・・・。 まあ、何時もミスリードする程度の低い新聞にあふれてますからね。 日本は。(爆)

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