Editing Munich (section)

==Quality of life==
Most Munich residents enjoy a high quality of life. [[Mercer (consulting firm)|Mercer HR Consulting]] consistently rates the city among the top 10 cities with the highest quality of life worldwide – a 2011 survey ranked Munich as 4th.<ref>[http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr#city-rankings] Mercer Human Resource Consulting {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140311043219/http://www.mercer.com/qualityoflivingpr#city-rankings|date=11 March 2014}}</ref> In 2007 the same company also ranked Munich as the 39th most expensive in the world and most expensive major city in Germany.<ref>[http://www.mercerhr.com/costofliving 2007 Cost of Living Report Munich] Mercer Human Resource Consulting {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140410072417/http://www.mercerhr.com/costofliving |date=10 April 2014 }}</ref> Munich enjoys a thriving economy, driven by the information technology, biotechnology, and publishing sectors. Environmental pollution is low, although {{As of|2006|lc=y}} the city council is concerned about levels of [[particulate matter]] (PM), especially along the city's major thoroughfares. Since the enactment of [[particulate#EU legislation|EU legislation concerning the concentration of particulate]] in the air, environmental groups such as [[Greenpeace]] have staged large protest rallies to urge the city council and the state government to take a harder stance on pollution.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.greenpeace-muenchen.de/index.php/archiv/aktuelle-themen/358-gesunde-luft-fuer-gesunde-buerger-stoppt-dieselruss-greenpeace-misst-feinstaub-und-dieselruss-in-muenchen.html |title=Gesunde Luft für Gesunde Bürger – Stoppt Dieselruß! – Greenpeace misst Feinstaub und Dieselruß in München |publisher=Greenpeace-Munich branch |date=28 June 2005 |access-date=25 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120724163530/http://www.greenpeace-muenchen.de/index.php/archiv/aktuelle-themen/358-gesunde-luft-fuer-gesunde-buerger-stoppt-dieselruss-greenpeace-misst-feinstaub-und-dieselruss-in-muenchen.html |archive-date=24 July 2012}}</ref> Due to the high standard of living in and the thriving economy of the city and the region, there was an influx of people and Munich's population surpassed 1.5&nbsp;million by June 2015, an increase of more than 20% in 10 years.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}