ウィーンが「最も住みやすい都市」　首位に返り咲き

【パリＡＦＰ＝時事】英誌エコノミストの調査部門「エコノミスト・インテリジェンス・ユニット」がまとめている「世界で最も住みやすい都市」ランキングの最新版が２３日、公表された。今年はオーストリアの首都ウィーンが急浮上し、首位に返り咲いた。（写真は資料写真）
　ウィーンは２０１８、１９年と２年連続で首位を獲得したが、新型コロナウイルスの流行で美術館やレストランが閉鎖され、流行後初のランキング発表となった２１年は１２位に沈んでいた。
　今回の首位復活についてＥＩＵは「安定性とインフラの充実が住民にとって大きな魅力となっている。優れた医療や豊かな文化・娯楽の機会もポイントが高かった」としている。
　一方、昨年首位だったニュージーランドのオークランドは、新型コロナ感染拡大対策の規制措置が影響し、３４位に転落した。
　ウクライナの首都キーウは、ロシアの侵攻によりＥＩＵの調査が中止されたためランキングに含まれていない。また、２０年に港湾倉庫で起きた大爆発で大きな被害を受け、深刻な経済危機のさなかにあるレバノンの首都ベイルートも選外となった。
　ロシアの首都モスクワとサンクトペテルブルクは順位をそれぞれ１５、１３段階下げた。ＥＩＵは「紛争が継続する中で検閲が強化されている」「ロシアの都市では西側の経済制裁により文化や環境にも制約が生じている」と指摘している。
　世界で最も住みにくい都市は、今回もシリアの首都ダマスカスだった。
　２～１０位は以下の通り。
　２位：デンマーク・コペンハーゲン
　３位：スイス・チューリヒ、加カルガリー
　５位：加バンクーバー
　６位：スイス・ジュネーブ
　７位：独フランクフルト
　８位：加トロント
　９位：オランダ・アムステルダム
　１０位：大阪、豪メルボルン
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〔ＡＦＰ＝時事〕（2022/06/23-17:32）

The Austrian capital Vienna has made a comeback as the world's most liveable city, according to an annual report from the Economist published Thursday.
The Ukrainian capital Kyiv was not included this year after Russia invaded the country in late February, while Russian cities Moscow and St Petersburg fell in the rankings over censorship and the impact of Western sanctions.
Vienna snatched the top spot from Auckland, which tumbled down to 34th place due to coronavirus pandemic restrictions, according to the report by the Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU).
Vienna, which slipped to 12th place in our rankings in early 2021 as its museums and restaurants were closed, has since rebounded to first place, the position it held in 2018 and 2019, it said.
Stability and good infrastructure are the city's main charms for its inhabitants, supported by good healthcare and plenty of opportunities for culture and entertainment.
Europe boasted six out of the top ten cities.
The Austrian capital was followed by the Danish capital Copenhagen and Switzerland's Zurich. Fellow Swiss city Geneva came sixth, Germany's Frankfurt seventh, and the Netherlands' Amsterdam ninth.
Canada also did well.
Calgary came in joint third position, followed by Vancouver in fifth place and Toronto in eighth.
Japan's Osaka and Australia's Melbourne shared the tenth place.
France's capital Paris came 19th, 23 places up from last year.
The Belgian capital Brussels was 24th, just behind Canada's Montreal.
The United Kingdom's capital London was the world's 33rd most liveable city, while Spain's Barcelona and Madrid came 35th and 43rd respectively.
Italy's Milan ranked number 49, the US city of New York 51, and China's Beijing came 71st.
Lebanon's capital Beirut, which was ravaged by a 2020 port explosion and is battling a crippling financial crisis, was not included in the ranking of business destinations.
Neither was the Ukrainian capital Kyiv, after the Russian invasion on February 24 forced the the EIU to abort its survey of the city.
Russia's capital Moscow saw its liveability ranking fall by 15 places, while St Petersburg slipped by 13 places.
Increased censorship accompanies the ongoing conflict, the report noted.
Russian cities are additionally seeing restrictions on culture and environment as a result of Western economic sanctions.
Other cities in eastern Europe cities were considered less stable following raised diplomatic tensions due to the war in Ukraine.
The capital of war-torn Syria, Damascus, retained its place as least liveable city on the planet.