Sorsogon City: city in Sorsogon, 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 Sorsogon City as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.47, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.38, nan, 2.84 and 5.17. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sorsogon City spans a total of 88 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, 3.38, 3.26 and 3.47. Disconnectivity in Sorsogon City's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Sorsogon City and Sorsogon do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Sorsogon's street network construction.
How do development practices in Sorsogon City fare in comparison to others in Sorsogon? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sorsogon City was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Sorsogon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sorsogon City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Sorsogon City 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 Sorsogon City fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sorsogon City was the 43rd-most disconnected 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 Sorsogon City has become more disconnected. Sorsogon City ranked 27th in 1975, 75th in 1991-2000 and 43rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Sorsogon City and Sorsogon do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sorsogon City followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sorsogon rose steadily.
To date, Sorsogon City is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Sorsogon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Sorsogon City ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Sorsogon City and Philippines do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sorsogon City followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Philippines rose steadily.
To date, Sorsogon City is the 64th-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 Sorsogon City has become more connected. Sorsogon City ranked 27th in 1975, 58th in 1976-1990, 66th in 1991-2000 and 64th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sorsogon City had a built-up area of 1.86 square kilometers, and a population of 83117 people.
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