{"id":65037,"date":"2024-06-13T17:51:13","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T10:51:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-dev.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/?page_id=65037"},"modified":"2025-09-23T17:07:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-23T10:07:08","slug":"livable-cities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.greenpeace.org\/southeastasia\/livable-cities\/","title":{"rendered":"Livable Cities"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Liveable Cities: What It Is and Transforming Ours Into One<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

More than just a home to over 50% of the world\u2019s population\u2014that\u2019s around 4.4 billion people\u2014cities are relatively permanent and organised hubs of culture, economy, and society. But while many live in cities, are these cities actually liveable for people?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The negative effects of urbanisation<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

The COVID-19 pandemic woke us up to the fact that many of us are living in cities that don’t provide the bare minimum to be considered liveable. The lockdown proved especially difficult for many of us who did not have access to our own private gardens or balconies but also to public green spaces like parks. Green spaces where we can escape to and just breathe and relax while complying with health restrictions and standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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While the lack of open and accessible green spaces is a glaring problem, this is just one of the many challenges that rapid urbanisation and poor urban planning have birthed. The most common and pressing include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n