San Fernando: city in La Union, Philippines
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 San Fernando as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.99, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.61, 5.85, 7.66 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in San Fernando spans a total of 180 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.61, 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 4.61, 4.82, 5.0 and 4.99. The aggregate street network in San Fernando increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
San Fernando and La Union 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 La Union peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in San Fernando fare in comparison to others in La Union? out of the 1 cities in La Union. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San Fernando ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
San Fernando and Philippines 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 Philippines rose steadily.
How do development practices in San Fernando fare in comparison to others in Philippines? out of the 89 cities in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Philippines, street construction in San Fernando has become more disconnected. San Fernando ranked 9th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990 and 5th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
San Fernando and La Union do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in San Fernando peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in La Union rose steadily.
To date, San Fernando is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in La Union. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San Fernando ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San Fernando and Philippines do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in San Fernando peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Philippines rose steadily.
To date, San Fernando is the 19th-most disconnected out of the 89 cities in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Philippines, the street network in San Fernando has become more connected. San Fernando ranked 9th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, San Fernando had a built-up area of 7.94 square kilometers, and a population of 134798 people.
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