livability
How pleasant somewhere is
Livability is the quality of being suitable or pleasant to live in.
The word usually describes places—cities, neighborhoods, buildings: The downtown area has improved in livability since they added parks and transit.
Livability rankings compare cities on factors like safety, affordability, and access to amenities.
Less commonly, livability describes wages or conditions sufficient to sustain life.
Basic physical systems
- public-transportShared vehicle services
- walkabilityFoot-travel suitability rating
- zoningSectioning areas by use
- densityMass-to-volume ratio
mixed-use · pedestrian-friendly · traffic · congestion · sidewalks · neighborhood · downtown · transit-oriented
Public leisure grounds
- gymExercise facility
- poolCollective fund or basin
- laundryItems needing cleaning
- parkingLeaving a vehicle temporarily
internet · air-conditioning · heating · elevator · playground · courtyard · balcony · dishwasher
Ordered position assignment
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
- safetyFreedom from harm
- healthcareOrganized provision of treatment
education · employment · infrastructure · climate · pollution · inequality · survey · benchmark
Comfortable warm intimacy
- hominessWelcoming domestic atmosphere
- warmthHeat you feel
- easeLack of strain
- well-beingState of health, contentment
contentment · convenience · tranquility · serenity · peacefulness · relaxation · quietude · snugness
Not harming the environment
- energy-efficientUsing minimal power
- renewableCapable of restoration
- solarOf the star
- recyclingReprocessing used materials
composting · low-impact · carbon-neutral · insulation · low-emission · double-glazing
infrastructure
Basic physical systems
- public-transportShared vehicle services
- walkabilityFoot-travel suitability rating
- zoningSectioning areas by use
density · mixed-use · pedestrian-friendly · traffic · congestion · sidewalks · neighborhood · downtown · transit-oriented · accessibility
park
Public leisure grounds
parking · internet · air-conditioning · heating · elevator · playground · courtyard · balcony · dishwasher · fireplace
ranking
Ordered position assignment
- scoreNumerical standing in competition
- affordabilityState of being purchasable
- safetyFreedom from harm
healthcare · education · employment · infrastructure · climate · pollution · inequality · survey · benchmark · comparison
coziness
Comfortable warm intimacy
well-being · contentment · convenience · tranquility · serenity · peacefulness · relaxation · quietude · snugness · restfulness
eco-friendly
Not harming the environment
- energy-efficientUsing minimal power
- renewableCapable of restoration
- solarOf the star
recycling · composting · low-impact · carbon-neutral · insulation · low-emission · double-glazing
- urbanismneighborhood, subway, sidewalk, urban planning, traffic
- Room qualitiesambiance, atmosphere, lighting, spaciousness, comfort
- urban planningcity planning, zoning map, master plans, zones, zoning reform
livabilityuninhabitability
Cannot be occupied
inhabitability · squalor · toxicity · hazardousness · dilapidation
livabilityblight
Plant disease causing decay
urban decay · misery · undesirability · deprivation · wretchedness
livabilityunsustainability
Inability to continue indefinitely
abandonment · depopulation · desolation · urban blight · deterioration
live, lively, alive, living, lives, lived, liveliness, livelihood, outlive