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Cities that score well barely qualify as cities - an analysis of rankings argues

Posted September 7, 2014 - 11:56 by Mayo Nissen

Increasingly popular lists that judge cities on "liveability" and "quality of life" are dangerous for the future development of our metropoles, says Sam Jacob, professor of architecture at University of Illinois at Chicago, in the article Cities that score well barely qualify as cities from Dezeen magazine.

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