Liveability Report
Liveability Report
With India heading towards urbanization and metropolitan growth, the cities have become the prime engines of growth. In the rush to be among the top in the growth race, development loses its scope as regions prosper monetarily neglecting the social welfare. They forget the crucial aspect of their essence. The liveability of the cities is severely challenged as they become generator of growth thus leading to lop sided development.
The Liveability Report is a methodical analysis that evaluates the degree of liveability that Indian cities offer. The cities selected are ranked annually on the important pillars and their 20 constituent sub pillars. Rather than approach the issue monolithically, the report undertakes a statistically robust splintering of liveability into multiple dimensions. The Diamond Porter model of Prof Michael Porter of Harvard Business School is used as a benchmark for the analysis. It is an entirely objective analysis, employing more than 300 indicators. Hard facts used leaves no scope for subjectivity and leads to robustness and standardization of data across all cities backed with normalization ensuring consolidation of data across varied units of measurement. No subjectivity touches the inputs and processing. The weights are computed by application of Principal Component analysis, eliminating multi collinearity.
The study follows a few steps that standardize the procedure and the evaluation of liveability for future comparative endeavors:
- Identification of parameters
- Collection of data
- Identify economic strength of the city
- Identify threats and opportunities
- Calculate the quality of life index and measures to enhance the potential of the city
This qualitative and quantitative measurement tool identifies the areas where progress is being made and brings forth the areas where we need to be vigilant and allocate resources to improve to facilitate balanced development. The policy makers could make informed decisions while addressing the problems within their domain.
