Table 2 Statistics on new urban patches, 2006–2011/2012
Rural-urban-region | Total no. | Total size (ha) | Avg. size (ha) | Patches adjacent to existing urban area and smaller than it | Change of Shape Index | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(by count) | (by area) | |||||
Copenhagen | 47 | 719 | 15.3 | 96% | 96% | .42% |
Leipzig-Halle | 70 | 1582 | 22.6 | 64% | 68% | .89% |
Manchester-Liverpool | 15 | 504 | 33.6 | 93% | 78% | .04% |
Montpellier | 137 | 1541 | 11.2 | 87% | 85% | .04% |
The Hague-Rotterdam | 117 | 3183 | 27.2 | 92% | 94% | − .25% |
Warsaw | 125 | 2131 | 17.1 | 77% | 81% | .18% |
Seattle-Tacoma | 1861 | 3985 | 2.1 | 93% | 93% | .50% |
Portland | 580 | 1235 | 2.1 | 94% | 94% | − .08% |