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Table 4 Variation in sprawl index across regions

From: Spatio-temporal diffusion of residential land prices across Taipei regions

Region

1992

2010

1992–2001 changes

2001–2005 changes

2005–2010 changes

1992–2010 changes

Central Taipei City

45.52

45.94

0.09

0.16

0.17

0.42

The rest of Taipei City

55.67

57.36

1.16

0.35

0.18

1.69

Satellite City

38.32

44.30

5.26

0.34

0.38

6.08

Western Periphery

36.81

38.92

1.18

0.14

0.79

2.11

Eastern Periphery

33.00

33.15

-0.33

0.62

-0.14

0.15

  1. Note: Sprawl Index = (((S% − D%)/100) + 1)) × 50; where, D% = percentage of the total population in high-density area; S% = percentage of total population in low-density.