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    城市宜居性是当前公共政策研究领域一个极具重要性与综合性的主题。其重要性在于与人们的生活质量息息相关；其综合性在于宜居性概念的维度之多之广，衡量一个城市的宜居性需要对经济、政治、文化等多个领域进行考量，否则难以得出符合常识的结论。本书拟定了整体全面的中国宜居城市指数研究框架，将客观公开数据与主观调研数据相结合，对中国城市（含港澳台）的宜居性进行了一次全面准确的描绘，进行了中国100个城市宜居性的总体及分主题的排名，检索了各城市在宜居性上不足的指标，并通过“假设”模拟的静态分析方法提供了有针对性的政策建议。此外，还着重分析了世界主要城市的交通宜居性。研究结果揭示并强调了宜居性与城市管理、基础设施和公共安全之间的纽带关系。这些结果能给中国的宜居城市建设提供有力的参考。

Foreword
Preface
Acknowledgements
About the Authors
List of Abbreviations
List of Figures and Tables
Chapter 1  Introduction
  1.1  Urbanisation in China and Its Challenges
  1.2  Literature Review
  1.3  Outline of the Book
  Reference
Chapter 2  Research Methodology
  2.1  Conceptualising the Liveability Framework for Cities
  2.2  Constructing the Liveability Framework for Cities
    2.2.1  Economic Vibrancy and Competitiveness
    2.2.2  Environmental Friendliness and Sustainability
    2.2.3  Domestic Security and Stability
    2.2.4  Socio-Cultural Conditions
    2.2.5  City Governance
  2.3  Selection of Indicators: Ideal versus Practical
  2.4  Selection of Cities
  2.5  Data Sources, Constraints, and Proxies
  2.6  Algorithm for the Computation of Rankings
    2.6.1  Equal Weight
    2.6.2  Shapley Value
    2.6.3  Shapley Weight -- The "Bottom-Up" Approach
  2.7  Comparison between the Shapley Weight Method and the Entropy Weight Method
  2.8  Beauty Contest versus What-if Simulations and Its Shortcomings
  Reference
Chapter 3  Empirical Findings and What-if Simulation
  3.1  The Difference between Shapley Weights and Equal Weights
  3.2  2019 China Liveable Cities Index Rankings
  3.3  What-if Simulation Results and Policy Implications
Chapter 4  Further Analysis on Patterns of Liveability in Cities
  4.1  Two Simulation Studies on Factors Affecting Liveability
    4.1.1  What-if Simulation on Domestic Security
    4.1.2  What-if Simulation on Infrastructure and Transportation
  4.2  The Liveability Ranking based on People's Perceptions
    4.2.1  Ranking Algorithm
    4.2.2  Descriptive Statistics of Survey Data
    4.2.3  Perception-Based China Liveable Cities Rankings
    4.2.4  Evolution and Comparative Analysis of Liveability
  Perceptions: 2019 vs 2014
  Reference
Chapter 5  Transport as a Liveability Factor in Global Cities A Comparative Study of Experiences in New York London, Tokyo Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai
  5.1  Development of Transport Networks in New York, London, Tokyo Singapore, Hong Kong, and Shanghai: A Comparative Analysis of Statuses and Gaps
    5.1.1  State of the Arts
    5.1.2  Difficulties and Challenges
  5.2  Experiences in New York, London, Tokyo, Singapore, Hong Kong and Shanghai: Facilitating Liveability by Improving the Quality of Transport Network
    5.2.1  Further Developing Public Transport and Building a Modem Urban Transport Network
    5.2.2  Establishing an Intelligent Transport Management System
    5.2.3  Formulating Appropriate Regulatory and Economic Policies
  5.3  Transport as a Liveability Factor in Global Cities: Lessons and Implications
    5.3.1  Synchronise Rational Urban Planning with Urban Development
    5.3.2  Develop a Public Transport-Centric Modern Transport Network that Fits the Urban Development Pattern
    5.3.3  Establish an Intelligent Transport System that Coordinates with the Development of a Liveable City
    5.3.4  Promote Green Commutes that Fit the Pattern of Urban Sustainable Development
  5.4  Concluding Remarks: The Making of a Comprehensively Liveable City from the Perspective of Ordinary Residents
  Reference
Discussant Notes
  Discussant Notes 1  Comments on "2019 ACI - SASS China Liveable Cities
  Index: Ranking and Simulation Analysis
  Discussant Notes 2  Comments on "2019 ACI - SASS China Liveable Cities
  Index: Ranking and Simulation Analysis
  Discussant Notes 3  Comments on "2019 ACI - SASS China Liveable Cities
  Index: Ranking and Simulation Analysis
Appendices
  Appendix A  Algorithm for the Computation of Rankings
  Appendix B  Top and Bottom 20% Indicators for Each of China's First-Tier Cities (Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou and Shenzhen)