Cawit: city in Zamboanga del Sur, 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 Cawit as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.91, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.38, 5.34, 5.67 and 8.51. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Cawit fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Cawit spans a total of 51 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 5.34, 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 6.38, 5.65, 5.8 and 5.91. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Cawit has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Cawit and Zamboanga del Sur follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Cawit fare in comparison to others in Zamboanga del Sur? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cawit was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Zamboanga del Sur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Zamboanga del Sur, street construction in Cawit has become more disconnected. Cawit ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cawit and Philippines do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Cawit was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Philippines rose steadily.
How do development practices in Cawit fare in comparison to others in Philippines? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cawit was the 5th-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 Cawit has become more connected. Cawit ranked 3rd in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Cawit and Zamboanga del Sur do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cawit was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Zamboanga del Sur followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
To date, Cawit is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Zamboanga del Sur. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cawit ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Cawit and Philippines do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cawit was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Philippines rose steadily.
To date, Cawit is the 7th-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 Cawit has become more connected. Cawit ranked 3rd in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cawit had a built-up area of 1.6 square kilometers, and a population of 57268 people.
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