Magnuszewski, J. orcid.org/0009-0004-7205-6078, Beecham, R. and Burns, L. orcid.org/0000-0003-0164-3668 (2025) The Auckland Urban Liveability Index: A Mechanism for Quantifying and Evaluating Modern Urban Densification. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 18. 43. ISSN 1874-463X
Abstract
We present the Auckland Urban Liveability Index (AULI), an indicator that quantifies modern liveability at the neighbourhood level in Auckland. The index comprises 29 variables spanning several components of liveability: social infrastructure, green space, transportation, safety and diversity. Each is documented transparently with accompanying data and code. We find that neighbourhoods with the highest liveability scores have comparatively good public transport provision and are amenable to active travel, reflecting the principles of modern urban densification. Through local modelling frameworks, we provide useful context on the generalisability of index components that supports the transfer of our index to other cities in New Zealand and re-evaluation of our index in light of new data.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s) 2025. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | Urban Liveability in Auckland; Geospatial Analysis; Spatial Composite Indicator; Urban Densification |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Geography (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 04 Mar 2025 14:12 |
Last Modified: | 04 Mar 2025 14:12 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Science and Business Media LLC |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s12061-025-09643-9 |
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Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:223993 |