Lucena: city in Quezon, 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 Lucena as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.61, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.42, 4.81, 4.87 and 5.12. In each period, new street development in Lucena steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.39 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.25.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Lucena spans a total of 354 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.81, 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 3.42, 4.4, 4.47 and 4.61. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Lucena has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.98 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.14.
Lucena and Quezon do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Lucena rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Quezon peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Lucena fare in comparison to others in Quezon? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lucena was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Quezon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Quezon, street construction in Lucena has become more connected. Lucena ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Lucena and Philippines follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Lucena fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Lucena was the 45th-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 Lucena has become more connected. Lucena ranked 25th in 1975, 34th in 1976-1990, 50th in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014.
Lucena and Quezon follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Lucena is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Quezon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Quezon, the street network in Lucena has become more connected. Lucena ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Lucena and Philippines follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Lucena is the 29th-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 Lucena has become more connected. Lucena ranked 25th in 1975, 29th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 29th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Lucena had a built-up area of 8.29 square kilometers, and a population of 239314 people.
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