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Ideally, this research also lays the groundwork for future research into livability
at a detailed intracity level. This includes the examination of possible correlation
between the indices presented in this research and the outcomes that Jacobs' sought,
such as low crime rates, socioeconomic diversity, and “24-hour” neighborhoods. It
may be of particular interest to examine the correlation between these instantiations
of Jacob's urban diversity and diversity along racial or ethnic lines. Also, there
is more research to be conducted regarding the precise locational nature of the
parameters; do some parameters, such as dwelling density and street segment
length have a tendency to co-locate (as the correlation coefficients presented here
suggest)? Furthermore, it would be useful to have this methodology applied to
other major world cities and have corresponding subjective methods (such as
collecting resident's perceptions of their neighborhoods) applied to these cities in
order to begin building a broad-based assessment of Jacobs' theories. We encourage
researchers to incorporate the characteristics of their own city - where the city lies
in the urban life cycle, what are its economic advantages or physical characteristics,
what are its citizens' beliefs regarding livability - in order to more holistically
determine how these measures could contribute to policy and practice.
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