The study on livable city study has continuously gained extensive attention of international and domestic academic circles. In 2018 to respond to the national strategies of ecological civilization and harmonious and livable city construction, China carried out allround practical exploration of livable cities surrounding ecological livable city construction. This paper reviews the progress achieved in various aspects such as academic discussions and summits, livable city evaluation and ranking, exploration on factors of livability, and livable city practice. The paper also points out that the development of livable city is towards a more practice-oriented, concrete and detailed direction.

livability  /  livable city  /  city ranking  /  urban construction