Comparisons
Western vs. the closest other region in Fiji by population: Central
Western in context: Street-network sprawl of new development
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Western rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Western, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Lautoka. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Western follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Western fare in comparison to others in Fiji? Most recently in 2006-2020, street construction in Western was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 regions in Fiji. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Western ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2005 and 1st in 2006-2020.
Western in context: Aggregate street-network sprawl
As of 2020, the city with the most disconnected street network in Western is Lautoka with an SNDi of 5.69, which is very sprawly. Conversely, the most connected city is Lautoka with an SNDi of 5.69, which is very sprawly. See trends for these cities: Lautoka, Lautoka
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Western rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Western, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Lautoka. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Western follow the same region trend.
To date, Western is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 regions in Fiji. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Western ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2005 and 1st in 2006-2020.