Quality of life indicators

Chuck Wolfe asks if a city's vitality is best indicated at night, and how it should be measured.

Real Simple magazine offers its survey of America's top "time saving" cities, or those that make getting around and getting things done as easy (and green) as possible.

The Indian state of Kerala has earned an international reputation for its outstanding achievements in social planning. While its GDP typical for India, its social indicators rival many developed countries.