Cabanatuan: city in Nueva Ecija, 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 Cabanatuan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.0, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.38, 5.46, 4.54 and 4.67. Disconnectivity in street construction in Cabanatuan follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Cabanatuan spans a total of 332 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.38, 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 3.38, 3.83, 3.93 and 4.0. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Cabanatuan has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.45 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.07.
Cabanatuan and Nueva Ecija do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Cabanatuan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nueva Ecija rose steadily.
How do development practices in Cabanatuan fare in comparison to others in Nueva Ecija? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cabanatuan was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Nueva Ecija. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Nueva Ecija, street construction in Cabanatuan has become more connected. Cabanatuan ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Cabanatuan and Philippines do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Cabanatuan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Philippines rose steadily.
How do development practices in Cabanatuan fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cabanatuan was the 61st-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 Cabanatuan has become more connected. Cabanatuan ranked 26th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 55th in 1991-2000 and 61st in 2001-2014.
Cabanatuan and Nueva Ecija follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Cabanatuan is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Nueva Ecija. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cabanatuan ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cabanatuan and Philippines follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Cabanatuan is the 47th-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 Cabanatuan has become more connected. Cabanatuan ranked 26th in 1975, 43rd in 1976-1990, 47th in 1991-2000 and 47th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cabanatuan had a built-up area of 9.54 square kilometers, and a population of 198567 people.
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