A world of good

Once again, we've been busy applying the annual Monocle metrics test to cities across the globe. Here are the results.
The liveable cities index 2010

We've been doing our homework and crunching the numbers for our survey of the top 25 liveable cities, but we know it's not just about statistics.
The buzz driver

Kajima, one of Japan’s largest engineering firms, built the country’s first concrete dam and nuclear reactor. Now it’s at the forefront again, this time in the field of urban biodiversity. We meet the man who sees the future in the birds and the bees.Name: Yoriyuki Yamada Employer: Kajima Job: Head of biodiversity
Hula hopes

Honolulu, our top-ranking US city for the third year running, wants to shed its honeymoon hotspot image. The film industry, renewable energy and agriculture are helping transform it into a new Pacific power.
Breath of fresh air

A good radio station can be the voice of a city, the meeting place for like-minded folk. But in New York, Alanna Heiss has turned the dial to create something unique – AIR, a radio station for the city’s art crowd.
Less waltz more disco

The Austrian capital is experiencing a second cultural wave but this time, instead of opera and art museums, it’s electronic music and pop-up galleries causing all the buzz.
Gehl force

The celebrated Danish architect Jan Gehl believes that drawing the focus of a city’s infrastructure away from the obsession with concrete and traffic systems and towards the needs of its inhabitants makes for a better quality of life.
Finnish beginning

The World Design Capital for 2012 is having a design renaissance. Helsinki officials, academics and designers are inspired by the chance to prove it isn’t stuck in the shade of its mid-century heritage. Three key facts: 1: Three per cent of city budget goes on culture. 2: Bars open until 02.00. 3:Parks make up 40 per cent of the city.
Rebuilding America

These 10 creative ventures – online, community-focused and commercial – are remaking American cities. They include the founders of museum hotels across the Midwest, the organiser of a neighbourhood Art Walk and an entrepreneur who’s created websites for citizens with a social conscience.
Go up market

Monocle meets the two visionaries who have shown that the fortunes of an entire neighbourhood can be transformed simply by setting up a weekly market selling local produce.

Men's and womenswear / Porto

Coast story

Portugal’s second city has great architecture and good food but it’s the escapes along the coast that give it its quality of life credentials. Pack your trunks, tote and Sisley spray and head for the boardwalks.

Edited by: Takeharu Sato

Photography: Alexis Armanet

DRESS by A.P.C., SHOES by Fratelli Rossetti

SHIRT by Aspesi, TROUSERS by Hackett, BELT by Ki:ts, SHOES by Comme des Garçons SHIRT for Tretorn, WATCH by Panerai

SWIMMING TRUNKS by Orlebar Brown for Monocle

BIKINI by Yves Saint Laurent, BRACELET by Chanel

BIKINI by Moncler, NECKLACE by Chanel, BAG by Hermès

HAT by Bronte from Tomorrowland, SHIRT by Glanshirt, SHORTS by Hermès, SHOES by Havaianas, BELT & BRACELET by Paul Smith, BAG by Vdevinster from Tomorrowland

POLO SHIRT by Kitsuné, SHORTS by Roda, SHOES by A.P.C., WATCH by Panerai

JACKET by Comme des Garçons Shirt, POLO SHIRT by Roda, BELT by Ki:ts, SHORTSby Polo Ralph Lauren

SCARF by Stefano Bigi and Carlo Riva for Tomorrowland, JACKET by Tomorrowland, T-SHIRT by Woolrich Woolen Mills, SHORTS by Polo Ralph Lauren, SHOES by Vanni from Tomorrowland

POLO SHIRT by Hackett, SHORTS by Polo Ralph Lauren, SHOES by A.P.C., BAG by Delvaux, HAT by Bernstock Speirs from Tomorrowland

DRESS by A.P.C., SHOES by Fratelli Rossetti
SHIRT by Aspesi, TROUSERS by Hackett, BELT by Ki:ts, SHOES by Comme des Garçons SHIRT for Tretorn, WATCH by Panerai
DRESS by Kitsuné, NECKLACE by A.P.C.
SHIRT by Glanshirt
BIKINI by Madras, BRACELET by Chanel
SWIMMING TRUNKS by Orlebar Brown for Monocle
BIKINI by Yves Saint Laurent, BRACELET by Chanel
SWIMMING TRUNKS by Polo Ralph Lauren
BIKINI by Moncler, NECKLACE by Chanel, BAG by Hermès
HAT by Bronte from Tomorrowland, SHIRT by Glanshirt, SHORTS by Hermès, SHOES by Havaianas, BELT & BRACELET by Paul Smith, BAG by Vdevinster from Tomorrowland
POLO SHIRT by Kitsuné, SHORTS by Roda, SHOES by A.P.C., WATCH by Panerai
JACKET by Comme des Garçons Shirt, POLO SHIRT by Roda, BELT by Ki:ts, SHORTS by Polo Ralph Lauren
SCARF by Stefano Bigi and Carlo Riva for Tomorrowland, JACKET by Tomorrowland, T-SHIRT by Woolrich Woolen Mills, SHORTS by Polo Ralph Lauren, SHOES by Vanni from Tomorrowland
POLO SHIRT by Hackett, SHORTS by Polo Ralph Lauren, SHOES by A.P.C., BAG by Delvaux, HAT by Bernstock Speirs from Tomorrowland

A world of good

The liveable cities index 2010

The buzz driver

Hula hopes

Breath of fresh air

Less waltz more disco

Gehl force

Finnish beginning

Rebuilding America

Go up market

Europe briefing

Americas briefing

Asia briefing

Africa/ Middle East briefing

Oceania Briefing

The summer in culture

Design/Architecture briefing

Fashion briefing

A man of the people

Civic slickers

Diplomacy rules

Creative directors

In good health

Coast story

Neighbourhood Watch

The perfect fit

Five urban escapes

Alain Ducasse

Expo 35: Beirut

Expo 35: Istanbul

Expo 35: Naples

Expo 35: Rio de Janeiro

Expo 35: Taipei

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