Quezon City [Manila]: city in Metropolitan Manila, 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 Quezon City [Manila] as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.54, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.99, 5.0, 4.9 and 5.2. Disconnectivity in street construction in Quezon City [Manila] follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Quezon City [Manila] spans a total of 21897 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 5.0, 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 3.99, 4.5, 4.5 and 4.54. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Quezon City [Manila] has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.51 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
Quezon City [Manila] and Metropolitan Manila follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Quezon City [Manila] fare in comparison to others in Metropolitan Manila? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Quezon City [Manila] was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Metropolitan Manila. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Quezon City [Manila] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Quezon City [Manila] and Philippines do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Quezon City [Manila] followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Philippines rose steadily.
How do development practices in Quezon City [Manila] fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Quezon City [Manila] was the 41st-most disconnected out of the 89 cities in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Philippines, street construction in Quezon City [Manila] has become more connected. Quezon City [Manila] ranked 17th in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 49th in 1991-2000 and 41st in 2001-2014.
Quezon City [Manila] and Metropolitan Manila do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Quezon City [Manila] rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Metropolitan Manila peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Quezon City [Manila] is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Metropolitan Manila. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Quezon City [Manila] ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Quezon City [Manila] and Philippines follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Quezon City [Manila] is the 31st-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 Quezon City [Manila] has become more connected. Quezon City [Manila] ranked 17th in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 28th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Quezon City [Manila] had a built-up area of 644.36 square kilometers, and a population of 21691140 people.
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