mercer (şirket) ne demek?

Mercer (Mercer Human Resource Consulting), uluslararası bir danışmanlık kuruluşudur. Küresel boyutta yapılan Dünyanın en yaşanabilir şehirleri analizleri yapmaktadır. Viyana'dan Bağdat'a kadar 221 kenti kapsayan, 10 kategoride 39 faktör gruplanmış analizlerle, kentsel yaşanabilirlik araştırma ve incelemeleri sunmaktadır.¹

Bu araştırmalar Mercer’in “Quality of Living Survey” saha anketi olarak adlandırılmaktadır. Bu araştırmalarda kentlerin ekonomi, sağlık, eğitim, kültür, çevre ve alt yapı kirterlerini incelenmektedir.

2012 yılı verilerine göre Viyana ilk sıradadır. Viyana'yı Zürih izlemektedir. Üçüncü sırada Auckland, dördüncülüğü Münih almıştır. Vancouver ise beşinci sırada yer almıştır.

Puanlama

Toplam 221 şehir, sağlık, ulaşım, belediye hizmetleri, sosyal çevre, ekonomi, güvenlik gibi konuları kapsayan 39 faktör kullanılmaktadır. Şehirler, 100 Puan verilan New York ile karşılaştırılarak değerlendirilmektedir.

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>2012 Rank</th> <th>2010 Rank</th> <th>City</th> <th>Country</th> <th>Index 2010</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="Viyana" title="wikilink">Viyana</a></td> <td><a href="Avusturya" title="wikilink">Avusturya</a></td> <td>108.6</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="Zürih" title="wikilink">Zürih</a></td> <td><a href="İsviçre" title="wikilink">İsviçre</a></td> <td>108.0</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>8</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="Cenova" title="wikilink">Cenova</a></td> <td><a href="İsviçre" title="wikilink">İsviçre</a></td> <td>107.9</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>5</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="Vancouver" title="wikilink">Vancouver</a></td> <td><a href="Kanada" title="wikilink">Kanada</a></td> <td>107.4</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>3</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="Auckland" title="wikilink">Auckland</a></td> <td><a href="Yeni_Zelanda" title="wikilink">Yeni Zelanda</a></td> <td>107.4</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>6</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="Düsseldorf" title="wikilink">Düsseldorf</a></td> <td><a href="Almanya" title="wikilink">Almanya</a></td> <td>107.2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>7</td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="Frankfurt" title="wikilink">Frankfurt</a></td> <td><a href="Almanya" title="wikilink">Almanya</a></td> <td>107.0</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>4</td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="Münih" title="wikilink">Münih</a></td> <td><a href="Almanya" title="wikilink">Almanya</a></td> <td>107.0</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>10</td> <td>9</td> <td><a href="Bern" title="wikilink">Bern</a></td> <td><a href="İsviçre" title="wikilink">İsviçre</a></td> <td>106.5</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>10</td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="Sydney" title="wikilink">Sydney</a></td> <td><a href="Avustralya" title="wikilink">Avustralya</a></td> <td>106.3</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>9</td> <td>11</td> <td><a href="Kopenhag" title="wikilink">Kopenhag</a></td> <td><a href="Danimarka" title="wikilink">Danimarka</a></td> <td>106.2</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>13</td> <td>12</td> <td><a href="Wellington" title="wikilink">Wellington</a></td> <td><a href="Yeni_Zelanda" title="wikilink">Yeni Zelanda</a></td> <td>105.9</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>12</td> <td>13</td> <td><a href="Amsterdam" title="wikilink">Amsterdam</a></td> <td><a href="Hollanda" title="wikilink">Hollanda</a></td> <td>105.7</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>14</td> <td>14</td> <td><a href="Ottawa" title="wikilink">Ottawa</a></td> <td><a href="Kanada" title="wikilink">Kanada</a></td> <td>105.5</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>22</td> <td>15</td> <td><a href="Brüksel" title="wikilink">Brüksel</a></td> <td><a href="Belçika" title="wikilink">Belçika</a></td> <td>105.4</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>15</td> <td>16</td> <td><a href="Toronto" title="wikilink">Toronto</a></td> <td><a href="Kanada" title="wikilink">Kanada</a></td> <td>105.3</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>16</td> <td>17</td> <td><a href="Berlin" title="wikilink">Berlin</a></td> <td><a href="Almanya" title="wikilink">Almanya</a></td> <td>105.0</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>17</td> <td>18</td> <td><a href="Melbourne" title="wikilink">Melbourne</a></td> <td><a href="Avustralya" title="wikilink">Avustralya</a></td> <td>104.8</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>19</td> <td>19</td> <td><a href="Lüksemburg_(şehir)" title="wikilink">Lüksemburg</a></td> <td><a href="Lüksemburg" title="wikilink">Lüksemburg</a></td> <td>104.6</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>19</td> <td>20</td> <td><a href="Stockholm" title="wikilink">Stockholm</a></td> <td><a href="İsveç" title="wikilink">İsveç</a></td> <td>104.5</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>21</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="Perth,_Western_Australia" title="wikilink">Perth</a></td> <td><a href="Avustralya" title="wikilink">Avustralya</a></td> <td>104.2</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>23</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="Montreal" title="wikilink">Montreal</a></td> <td><a href="Kanada" title="wikilink">Kanada</a></td> <td>104.2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>17</td> <td>23</td> <td><a href="Hamburg" title="wikilink">Hamburg</a></td> <td><a href="Almanya" title="wikilink">Almanya</a></td> <td>104.1</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>24</td> <td>24</td> <td><a href="Nürnberg" title="wikilink">Nürnberg</a></td> <td><a href="Almanya" title="wikilink">Almanya</a></td> <td>103.9</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>32</td> <td>24</td> <td><a href="Oslo" title="wikilink">Oslo</a></td> <td><a href="Norveç" title="wikilink">Norveç</a></td> <td>103.9</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>26</td> <td>26</td> <td><a href="Canberra" title="wikilink">Canberra</a></td> <td><a href="Avustralya" title="wikilink">Avustralya</a></td> <td>103.6</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>35</td> <td>26</td> <td><a href="Dublin" title="wikilink">Dublin</a></td> <td><a href="İrlanda" title="wikilink">İrlanda</a></td> <td>103.6</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>32</td> <td>28</td> <td><a href="Calgary" title="wikilink">Calgary</a></td> <td><a href="Kanada" title="wikilink">Kanada</a></td> <td>103.5</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>25</td> <td>28</td> <td><a href="Singapur" title="wikilink">Singapur</a></td> <td><a href="Singapur" title="wikilink">Singapur</a></td> <td>103.5</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>27</td> <td>30</td> <td><a href="Stuttgart" title="wikilink">Stuttgart</a></td> <td><a href="Almanya" title="wikilink">Almanya</a></td> <td>103.3</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>28</td> <td>31</td> <td><a href="Honolulu" title="wikilink">Honolulu</a></td> <td><a href="Amerika_Birleşik_Devletleri" title="wikilink">Amerika Birleşik Devletleri</a></td> <td>103.1</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>29</td> <td>32</td> <td><a href="Adelaide" title="wikilink">Adelaide</a></td> <td><a href="Avustralya" title="wikilink">Avustralya</a></td> <td>103.0</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>29</td> <td>32</td> <td><a href="San_Francisco" title="wikilink">San Francisco</a></td> <td><a href="Amerika_Birleşik_Devletleri" title="wikilink">Amerika Birleşik Devletleri</a></td> <td>103.0</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>29</td> <td>34</td> <td><a href="Paris" title="wikilink">Paris</a></td> <td><a href="Fransa" title="wikilink">Fransa</a></td> <td>102.9</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>32</td> <td>35</td> <td><a href="Helsinki" title="wikilink">Helsinki</a></td> <td><a href="Finlandiya" title="wikilink">Finlandiya</a></td> <td>102.6</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>37</td> <td>36</td> <td><a href="Brisbane" title="wikilink">Brisbane</a></td> <td><a href="Avustralya" title="wikilink">Avustralya</a></td> <td>102.4</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>35</td> <td>37</td> <td><a href="Boston" title="wikilink">Boston</a></td> <td><a href="Amerika_Birleşik_Devletleri" title="wikilink">Amerika Birleşik Devletleri</a></td> <td>102.2</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>39</td> <td>38</td> <td><a href="Lyon" title="wikilink">Lyon</a></td> <td><a href="Fransa" title="wikilink">Fransa</a></td> <td>101.9</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>38</td> <td>39</td> <td><a href="Londra" title="wikilink">Londra</a></td> <td><a href="Birleşik_Krallık" title="wikilink">Birleşik Krallık</a></td> <td>101.6</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>44</td> <td>40</td> <td><a href="Tokyo" title="wikilink">Tokyo</a></td> <td><a href="Japonya" title="wikilink">Japonya</a></td> <td>101.4</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>41</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="Milano" title="wikilink">Milano</a></td> <td><a href="İtalya" title="wikilink">İtalya</a></td> <td>100.8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>48</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="Kobe" title="wikilink">Kobe</a></td> <td><a href="Japonya" title="wikilink">Japonya</a></td> <td>100.8</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>49</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="Yokohama" title="wikilink">Yokohama</a></td> <td><a href="Japonya" title="wikilink">Japonya</a></td> <td>100.8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>40</td> <td>44</td> <td><a href="Barselona" title="wikilink">Barselona</a></td> <td><a href="İspanya" title="wikilink">İspanya</a></td> <td>100.6</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>44</td> <td>45</td> <td><a href="Lizbon" title="wikilink">Lizbon</a></td> <td><a href="Portekiz" title="wikilink">Portekiz</a></td> <td>100.3</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>42</td> <td>45</td> <td><a href="Chicago" title="wikilink">Chicago</a></td> <td>ABD</td> <td>100.3</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>43</td> <td>45</td> <td><a href="Washington,_DC" title="wikilink">Washington, DC</a></td> <td>ABD</td> <td>100.3</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>49</td> <td>48</td> <td><a href="Madrid" title="wikilink">Madrid</a></td> <td><a href="İspanya" title="wikilink">İspanya</a></td> <td>100.2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>44</td> <td>49</td> <td><a href="New_York" title="wikilink">New York</a></td> <td><a href="Amerika_Birleşik_Devletleri" title="wikilink">Amerika Birleşik Devletleri</a></td> <td>100.0</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>44</td> <td>50</td> <td><a href="Seattle" title="wikilink">Seattle</a></td> <td><a href="Amerika_Birleşik_Devletleri" title="wikilink">Amerika Birleşik Devletleri</a></td> <td>99.8</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>-</td> <td>49</td> <td><a href="Pittsburgh" title="wikilink">Pittsburgh</a></td> <td><a href="Amerika_Birleşik_Devletleri" title="wikilink">Amerika Birleşik Devletleri</a></td> <td>-</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Bölgelerinin En İyi Şehirleri

Kuzey Amerika

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Overall Ranking 2010</th> <th>City</th> <th>Quality of living</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="Vancouver" title="wikilink">Vancouver</a></td> <td>107.4</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>14</td> <td><a href="Ottawa" title="wikilink">Ottawa</a></td> <td>105.5</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>3</td> <td>16</td> <td><a href="Toronto" title="wikilink">Toronto</a></td> <td>105.3</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>4</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="Montreal" title="wikilink">Montreal</a></td> <td>104.2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>5</td> <td>28</td> <td><a href="Calgary" title="wikilink">Calgary</a></td> <td>103.5</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Asya

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Overall Ranking 2010</th> <th>City</th> <th>Quality of living</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1</td> <td>28</td> <td><a href="Singapur" title="wikilink">Singapur</a></td> <td>103.5</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>40</td> <td><a href="Tokyo" title="wikilink">Tokyo</a></td> <td>101.4</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>3</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="Yokohama" title="wikilink">Yokohama</a></td> <td>100.8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>4</td> <td>41</td> <td><a href="Kobe" title="wikilink">Kobe</a></td> <td>100.8</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>5</td> <td>51</td> <td><a href="Osaka" title="wikilink">Osaka</a></td> <td>100.5</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Avrupa

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Overall Ranking</th> <th>City</th> <th>Quality of living</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1</td> <td>1</td> <td><a href="Viyana" title="wikilink">Viyana</a></td> <td>108.6</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>2</td> <td><a href="Zürih" title="wikilink">Zürih</a></td> <td>108.0</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>3</td> <td>3</td> <td><a href="Cenevre" title="wikilink">Cenevre</a></td> <td>107.9</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>4</td> <td>6</td> <td><a href="Düsseldorf" title="wikilink">Düsseldorf</a></td> <td>107.2</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>5</td> <td>7</td> <td><a href="Frankfurt" title="wikilink">Frankfurt</a></td> <td>107.0</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Okyanusya

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Overall Ranking</th> <th>City</th> <th>Quality of living</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1</td> <td>4</td> <td><a href="Auckland" title="wikilink">Auckland</a></td> <td>107.4</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>10</td> <td><a href="Sydney" title="wikilink">Sydney</a></td> <td>106.3</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>3</td> <td>12</td> <td><a href="Wellington" title="wikilink">Wellington</a></td> <td>105.9</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>4</td> <td>18</td> <td><a href="Melbourne" title="wikilink">Melbourne</a></td> <td>104.8</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>5</td> <td>21</td> <td><a href="Perth,_Western_Australia" title="wikilink">Perth</a></td> <td>104.2</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Ortadoğu & Kuzey Afrika

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Overall Ranking</th> <th>City</th> <th>Quality of living</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1</td> <td>75</td> <td><a href="Dubai" title="wikilink">Dubai</a></td> <td>87.0</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>83</td> <td><a href="Abu_Dabi" title="wikilink">Abu Dabi</a></td> <td>84.1</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>3</td> <td>100</td> <td><a href="Maskat" title="wikilink">Maskat</a></td> <td>81.7</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Sahra-Altı Afrika

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Overall Ranking</th> <th>City</th> <th>Quality of living</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1</td> <td>82</td> <td><a href="Port_Louis" title="wikilink">Port Louis</a></td> <td>87.7</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>86</td> <td><a href="Cape_Town" title="wikilink">Cape Town</a></td> <td>85.7</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>3</td> <td>90</td> <td><a href="Johannesburg" title="wikilink">Johannesburg</a></td> <td>83.3</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>

Güney Amerika

<table> <thead> <tr class="header"> <th>Rank</th> <th>Overall Ranking</th> <th>City</th> <th>Quality of living</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr class="odd"> <td>1</td> <td>78</td> <td><a href="Buenos_Aires" title="wikilink">Buenos Aires</a></td> <td>88.8</td> </tr> <tr class="even"> <td>2</td> <td>79</td> <td><a href="Montevideo" title="wikilink">Montevideo</a></td> <td>88.6</td> </tr> <tr class="odd"> <td>3</td> <td>83</td> <td><a href="Santiago" title="wikilink">Santiago</a></td> <td>84.4</td> </tr> </tbody> </table>