Ranking cities is a risky business. How can a rating be objective, if 7.6 billion people on earth are unlikely to agree on its criteria? Nevertheless, the global consulting firm Resonance Consultancy, decided to create such a study, based on the opinions of "visitors to the city and its residents."
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The survey of citizens and tourists contained about 23 different questions in six key categories: place, product, planning, population, prosperity and promotion (Place, Product, Programming, People, Prosperity, Promotion). It also took into account the number of "stories" and "references" of the city on such web platforms as Facebook, Google and even TripAdvisor.
10. Chicago. USA. "Windy City", as the Americans call it, boasts one of the most developed infrastructures in North America. Museums, airports and public transport are expensive to build and expensive to maintain, but they are vital to the quality of life.
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9. San Francisco. USA. Young, free and ambitious people have always dreamed of getting here, to the south of California. First for the sake of gold, and then to change the world. The avant-garde of global counterculture, San Francisco, now defines the main directions in world development, which is connected with Silicon Valley (45 minutes by car south of the city) and its innovations, which are being tested right on the streets of SF.
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8. Barcelona. Spain. In the temperamental Catalan capital - an eclectic mix of historic buildings and bohemian entertainment. There is a striking, often surrealistic architecture. Kilometers of beaches and beautiful parks, along with idyllic weather, make it easier to spend your days outdoors. For example, in an attractive cafe.
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7. Dubai. OA. The Dubai approach to design, architecture and consumer culture can best be described as unrestrained. The tallest building in the world. The most ambitious fountains. The only seven star hotel in the world. The most visited shopping center on the planet. Yes, it's all here in the desert, in the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates.
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6. Singapore. Over the past 50 years, the city-state of Singapore has developed rapidly: from a politically unstable, resource-intensive and unskilled ex-colony to the world's busiest transportation hub, financial capital and an outpost of the global economy in Asia. Brand-engineering at the most ambitious level.
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5. Tokyo. Japan. 24-hour mobility, innovation and efficiency fascinate tourists. When the euphoria from the perception of engineering miracles disappears, another characteristic arises: resistance - before nuclear radiation, earthquakes, tsunamis. In the past seven years - before all three factors at the same time.
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4. Moscow. Russia. According to researchers at Resonance Consultancy, the intriguing riches of Russia are a gold mine that will last for centuries. Anyone who comes here will tell you that the influence of Russia, at least not on a Muscovite, is a real influence: they get under it at the same moment as the beginning of an endlessly fascinating adventure called “Moscow”.
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3. Paris. France. Devotion to Paris is close to the heart of sybarite and globrotter. They want to come back here. Despite the terrorist attacks, the Parisians do not give up their cheerful life and unsurpassed pride for the thousand-year city: cultural, creative and comfortable.
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2. New York. USA. The best city of America and the most European of all American cities can be considered the pioneer of various regulations. The concept of “a city that never sleeps” today holds unprecedented ambition in creating restrictions. For the sake of a place for future generations.
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1. London, UK. Polyethnic rampant, an enviable variety of petty commerce and higher education institutions (more than 40 universities and colleges are based in the city) and, finally, the best restaurants for new fans of gastrotours It is on the top of the rating. London is the only city on the planet that received top marks in all six categories.
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