A Critical Review of Livability and Identifying theModels for its Measurement

Abstract

Livability is a fundamental guiding concept for urban planning and governance, and its definition and evaluation have become a focus of research. The term ‘livability’ is mostly centred on phrases such as 'Quality of Life,' 'Well-being,' and 'Life satisfaction’. It was invented and widely used to refer to a complete, systematic strategy for reversing elements of twentieth-century urban planning techniques; yet the concept maintains its ambiguity. This research paper attempts to provide a clear explanation of this term by looking at various studies and approaches used for analysing cities in terms of livability. The paper also identifies various models for measuring livability and recommends a model that could be used to measure the livability index of community.