The Liveability Index 2010 is a methodical comment on quality of living conditions our cities offer. Rather than approach the issue monolithically, the report undertakes a statistically robust splintering of the liveability into multiple dimensions. It relies on entirely objective analysis, employing more than 300 indicators on a 10 year time line series. It has no prejudice color up the findings as usually happens in survey-based analysis; no subjectivity touches the inputs and processing, even the weights have been computed by application of Principal Component Analysis, eliminating multi-collinearity.
The model is an evolved adaptation of the world renowned diamond model of Prof Michael Porter of Harvard University.
The 37 cities studied here have been ranked on these pillars and their 20 constituent sub-pillars; they can identify nearest performing ones for ameliorating their lot or set truly aspirational benchmarks. This is the path to India''''s prosperity.