Here are the world’s 10 best-performing urban economies according to Brookings.

1. Dublin, Ireland
2. San Jose, USA
3. Chengdu, China
4. San Francisco, USA
5. Beijing, China
6. Delhi, India
7. Manila, Philippines
8. Fuzhou, China
9. Tianjin, China
10. Xiamen, China

Here is a brief explanation of the methodology:

This Global Metro Monitor employs several key variables to assess the economic performance of metropolitan areas: gross domestic product (GDP), employment, population, and GDP per capita, all from 2000 to 2016. For static analysis and cross-border comparison, this study employs nominal GDP at purchasing power parity rates. For trends analysis, it uses GDP data at 2009 prices and expressed in U.S. dollars. Data availability and comparability at metropolitan level precluded expanding the economic analysis to other indicators of interest, such as housing prices, employment rates, unemployment rates, and income distributions.

Clearly, there is no consideration of health, ecosystem services, or sustainability here.