SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS
When Melbourne was dethroned by Vienna in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s ‘most liveable’ rankings this year, the city’s Lord Mayor, Sally Capp, said it had become a “victim of its own success”. Growth, she claimed, had made it more difficult to meet liveability criteria. “You have to remember Vienna has a population of about 1.8 million and our population is now 4.6 million,” she said.
Melbourne is building more apartments than ever in response to its accelerating population, which is expected to almost double by 2050 to match that of London and New York. Apartments now account for about 33 percent of new
