Nueva Vizcaya: region in 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 Nueva Vizcaya as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.88, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.75, 3.2, 4.73 and 7.8. In each period, new street development in Nueva Vizcaya steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nueva Vizcaya spans a total of 1790 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 4.73, 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 1.75, 2.58, 3.27 and 3.88. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Nueva Vizcaya has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.83 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.61.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Nueva Vizcaya rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Nueva Vizcaya, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Bayombong. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Nueva Vizcaya follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Nueva Vizcaya fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nueva Vizcaya was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 51 regions in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Philippines, street construction in Nueva Vizcaya has become more disconnected. Nueva Vizcaya ranked 49th in 1975, 45th in 1976-1990, 40th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Nueva Vizcaya is Bayombong with an SNDi of 1.0, which is relatively well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Bayombong with an SNDi of 1.0, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Bayombong, Bayombong
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Nueva Vizcaya rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Nueva Vizcaya, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Bayombong. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Nueva Vizcaya follow the same region trend.
To date, Nueva Vizcaya is the 42nd-most disconnected out of the 51 regions in Philippines. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Philippines, the street network in Nueva Vizcaya has become more disconnected. Nueva Vizcaya ranked 49th in 1975, 50th in 1976-1990, 46th in 1991-2000 and 42nd in 2001-2014.