Editing Bucharest (section)

=== Quality of life ===
As stated by the [[Mercer (consulting firm)|Mercer]] international surveys for quality of life in cities around the world, Bucharest occupied the 94th place in 2001<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.expat.or.id/info/qualityofliving.html |title=Worldwide Quality of Living Survey |publisher=Expat.or.id |date=11 March 2002 |access-date=14 April 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110415143434/http://www.expat.or.id/info/qualityofliving.html |archive-date=15 April 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> and slipped lower, to the 108th place in 2009 and the 107th place in 2010. Compared to it, Vienna occupied number one worldwide in 2011 and 2009.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.actmedia.eu/top+story/bucharest+keeps+108+in+the+mercer+top+dedicated+to+life+quality+/20379 |title=Bucharest keeps 108 in the Mercer top dedicated to life quality |publisher=Actmedia.eu |date=30 April 2009 |access-date=14 April 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101006194411/http://www.actmedia.eu/top%2Bstory/bucharest%2Bkeeps%2B108%2Bin%2Bthe%2Bmercer%2Btop%2Bdedicated%2Bto%2Blife%2Bquality%2B/20379 |archive-date=6 October 2010 }}</ref> Warsaw ranked 84th, Istanbul 112th, and neighbours Sofia 114th and Belgrade 136th (in the 2010 rankings).<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.articles.totallyexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/QoL-2010-Rankings.pdf |title=2010 Quality of Living global city rankings – Mercer survey |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120128070248/https://www.articles.totallyexpat.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/QoL-2010-Rankings.pdf |archive-date=28 January 2012 }}</ref>

Mercer Human Resource Consulting issues yearly a global ranking of the world's most livable cities based on 39 key quality-of-life issues. Among them: political stability, currency-exchange regulations, political and media censorship, school quality, housing, the environment, and public safety. Mercer collects data worldwide, in 215 cities. The difficult situation of the quality of life in Bucharest is confirmed also by a vast urbanism study, done by the [[Ion Mincu University of Architecture and Urbanism]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://csb2035.ro/pdf/rezumat/CSB_rezumat.pdf |title=Conceptul Strategic București 2035 ETAPA I – see page 44 ref. to quality of life in Bucharest |access-date=19 December 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111125021515/http://www.csb2035.ro/pdf/rezumat/CSB_rezumat.pdf |archive-date=25 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In 2016, Bucharest's urban situation was described as 'critical' by a Romanian Order of Architects (OAR) report that criticised the city's weak, incoherent and arbitrary public management policies, its elected officials' lack of transparency and public engagement, as well as its inadequate and unsustainable use of essential urban resources.<ref>De ce e nevoie de Legea Bucureștiului. Arhitecții au lansat Raportul pentru București 2016 [http://www.romaniacurata.ro/de-ce-e-nevoie-de-legea-bucurestiului-arhitectii-au-lansat-raportul-pentru-bucuresti-2016/ Romania Curata, 3 August 2016] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018222706/http://www.romaniacurata.ro/de-ce-e-nevoie-de-legea-bucurestiului-arhitectii-au-lansat-raportul-pentru-bucuresti-2016/ |date=18 October 2016 }}</ref>
Bucharest's historical city centre is listed as 'endangered' by the [[World Monuments Watch]] (as of 2016).<ref name="wmf.org" />

Although many neighbourhoods, particularly in the southern part of the city, lack sufficient green space, being formed of cramped, high-density blocks of flats, Bucharest also has many [[Urban park|parks]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.romania-insider.com/green-is-good-ten-large-parks-in-bucharest/|title=Green is good: Ten large parks in Bucharest – Romania Insider|first=Irina|last=Marica|date=22 June 2015|website=Romania-insider.com|access-date=1 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171002070653/https://www.romania-insider.com/green-is-good-ten-large-parks-in-bucharest/|archive-date=2 October 2017|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2024, Bucharest was ranked by the digital publication Freaking Nomads as the 9th best city in the world for [[digital nomad]]s, due to its elaborate and diverse architecture, an arts scene featuring some of the world's best galleries, museums, and theatres, and its tranquil parks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://en.travel2latam.com/news-89760-the-best-cities-for-digital-nomads-worldwide|title=The best cities for digital nomads worldwide|website=en.travel2latam.com|date=May 10, 2024|access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.romaniajournal.ro/business/bucharest-included-again-among-the-best-cities-for-digital-nomads-worldwide/|title=Bucharest, Included Again Among The Best Cities For Digital Nomads Worldwide|publisher=Romania Journal|date=May 10, 2024|access-date=May 10, 2024}}</ref>