Palabuhanratu: city in Jawa Barat, Indonesia
What exactly constitutes the spatial extent of the city? For these aggregations, we used the Global Human Settlement Layer Urban Center Database (GHS-UCDB) to define the boundaries of the city. These cities -- or urban centers -- cover areas that are densely populated and built-up, and so may extend beyond the spatial borders of these cities that we may be familiar with. The GHS area is shaded in blue.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Palabuhanratu as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.36, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.41, nan, 6.87 and 2.36. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Palabuhanratu spans a total of 163 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.41, which is highly disconnected.
Effect on the aggregate network: New construction in each period adds to the total stock of streets, but does not change streets that have already been built. Therefore, it has a limited effect on the street network as a whole. The SNDis of the aggregate street network in the respective time periods are 4.41, 4.41, 4.69 and 4.36. Disconnectivity in Palabuhanratu's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 2001-2014, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1991-2000.
Palabuhanratu and Jawa Barat do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Jawa Barat peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Palabuhanratu fare in comparison to others in Jawa Barat? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Palabuhanratu was the 27th-most disconnected out of the 38 cities in Jawa Barat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Jawa Barat, street construction in Palabuhanratu has become more connected. Palabuhanratu ranked 7th in 1975, 4th in 1991-2000 and 27th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Palabuhanratu and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Palabuhanratu fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Palabuhanratu was the 241st-most disconnected out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Indonesia, street construction in Palabuhanratu has become more connected. Palabuhanratu ranked 65th in 1975, 24th in 1991-2000 and 241st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Palabuhanratu and Jawa Barat do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Palabuhanratu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Jawa Barat rose steadily.
To date, Palabuhanratu is the 19th-most disconnected out of the 38 cities in Jawa Barat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Jawa Barat, the street network in Palabuhanratu has become more connected. Palabuhanratu ranked 7th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
Palabuhanratu and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Palabuhanratu followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Palabuhanratu is the 94th-most disconnected out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Indonesia, the street network in Palabuhanratu has become more connected. Palabuhanratu ranked 65th in 1975, 72nd in 1976-1990, 55th in 1991-2000 and 94th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Palabuhanratu had a built-up area of 5.97 square kilometers, and a population of 213785 people.
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