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| + | While the region’s five major countries have a significant number of rural residents, Belesia has over 80 percent of its population living in urban areas. The country contains a mixture of modern cities and primitive rural villages. Modern utilities are found predominantly in the major cities and at reasonable levels throughout the rural countryside. Over 90 percent of the nation has access to electricity with 96 percent of urban areas and 80 percent of rural areas respectively. 98 percent of the population has access to potable water, while only 90 percent has access to a improved sanitation, predominantly those in the developed urban areas. | ||
| − | The | + | Rapid urbanization is stressing the Belesian infrastructure. However, certain aspects are still among the best in the world in regards to services provided. Belesia has a robust mass transit system. Several bus companies provide transportation in major cities and to rural areas. Airports range from large international airports that can handle almost any aircraft currently, to small, unimproved dirt strips. Seaports are modern and can handle any modern cargo vessel; most have several dolphin platforms for the offloading of petroleum. The country suffers from high levels of pollution in the urban areas and the government has made policies to combat pollution in urban environments and water supplies |
== Construction Patterns == | == Construction Patterns == | ||
| − | + | Urban areas contain skyscraper buildings at least 100m tall, large apartment complexes, and residential suburbs. There is a shortage of available housing that meets the minimum standards causing some of the poorest residents to construct makeshift dwellings. This is predominately in the outskirts of the major urban areas. The local governments are actively creating new low income housing areas. Typical rural construction is low quality wooden houses with corrugated roofs. The Belesian government is investing heavily in modernizing. They are expected to take decades before completion. | |
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| + | Construction patterns in Belesia’s urban areas are similar, with the high-rise construction and low cost public housing (requiring modernization due to age). City planners, however, have extensive knowledge of strategic and sustainable city planning. Building materials typically consist of concrete, steel, and rebar. In areas prone to flooding, houses are built on pilings to prevent flooding. | ||
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| + | Military operations in urban areas will initially benefit from modern electricity, water, sewage, and other utility services. As the size of the force increases however, it will further stress the grid and could cause catastrophic failure. Urban areas provide additional networks of subterranean and vertical construction that will provide cover and concealment for the enemy and possible refuge to civilians in times of conflict. Because of its expansive metropolitan population, any military operation in Belesia will involve intensive urban operations. | ||
== Major Belesian Cities and Urban Zones == | == Major Belesian Cities and Urban Zones == | ||
| − | + | Note: Belesian convention adds the term "city" following the municipality name to disambiguate it from other administrative regions or islands that might share the same name. Also, some city names - e.g. Naga - are used in more than one municipality. | |
| − | === City === | + | === Davao City === |
| − | + | Davao City (1.6 million) is the capital of Belesia. It is also Belesia's largest city both in territory and population. The larger metro area of Davao City, Tagum, Panabo, Samal, and Digos combines for a total population of 2.5 million. Urban development is even more condensed than Cebu City, with over 75% of the population living and working within 15% of Davao City's land area. === Cebu City === | |
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| + | Cebu City (922,611), serves as Belesia’s major port in the center of the Belesian archipelago. Metropolitan Cebu is made up of Cebu City, Carcar, Danao, Manuaue, Naga, Talisay, and Lapu-Lapu, with a combined population of 2.8 million. It is the most populous metro area in Belesia. Development is condensed to less than 20 percent of the terrain due to steep forested mountain ranges running parallel to the coastline. The city also boasts one of the largest and most sheltered harbors in Belesia. The buildings in the main urban areas consist of high-rise buildings, single family and duplex dwellings, and high-rise apartment buildings. On the periphery are the government tenement housing and shantytowns. A well developed city core serves as an intermixed commercial and institutional center, with a larger residential zone on the surrounding periphery. Major shipping and ship repair facilities dominate the waterfront on the city's northwest coastline. | ||
| − | === City === | + | === Zamboanga City === |
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| − | + | Zamboanga City (861,799) sits at the extreme western end of Mindanao Island at the bottom of a pensinsula straddling the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea. As with the other major Belesian cities, it boasts a good deep water port. However it is more known as a commercial fishing port and seafood processing center than a trade port. Construction is high density mid-rise with orderly block-style development within the city core. Government, industry and commerce are mixed in the central district surrounding the city pier. Development streteches primarily in an east-west fashion following the coastline. It transitions to more random, residential and low-rise construction radiating out from the city center. | |
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| − | === City === | + | === Cagayan de Oro City === |
| − | + | Cagayan de Oro City (675,950) sits on the north side of Mindandao Island on the center of the Macajalar Bay coastline and is bisected by the Cagayan de Oro River. Seven other rivers also flow into this bay within a 10 mile stretch of coastline. It is bounded by Mt. Mangabon 35 Km to the east, and Mt. Katanglad 35 Km to the south. The port and industrial facilities are east of the river, with residences, resorts and agriculture dominant on the west side. Construction is densely concentrated mid to low rise buildings surrounded by green space and agriculture. Construction patterns are mostly orderly, accounting for the irregularities dictated by the river courses. Government and other institutions are distributed on both sides of the river, mostly in the city center away from the shoreline. The terrain becomes extremely sloped within 10 kilometers of the shoreline where development abruptly ends. | |
| − | === City === | + | === Iloilo City === |
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| + | Iloilo City (447,992) is the largest city on the Belesian island of Panay. The greater metropolitan population is 946,146. It sits on a large alluvial plain with much of development occuring on low-lying or reclaimed land. The Iloilo and Batiano Rivers in the south form two east-west peninsulas containing most of the old city residences and commerce. T The Jaro Floodway forms the northern boundary of the city's development. The old airport forms the nucleus of a central business district, housing most of Iloilo's high rise construction. The city's oceanfront borders the Iloilo Strait. Resorts and residences dominate the south coast, with traders and heavy industry accounting for most of the northeast coastal development. Construction patterns are mostly dense orderly along the peninsulas and in the central business district, giving way to dense random low-rise construction in the outlying districts. | ||
=== Population Density === | === Population Density === | ||
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| + | Davao City: 1,700 per square mile | ||
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| + | Cebu City: 7,600 per square mile | ||
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| + | Zamboanga City: 1,600 per square mile | ||
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| + | Cagayan de Oro City: 4,200 per square mile | ||
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| + | Iloilo City: 15,000 per square mile | ||
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== Utilities Present == | == Utilities Present == | ||
Revision as of 19:18, 28 June 2018
DATE Pacific > Belesia > Infrastructure: Belesia ←You are here
Contents
- 1 Construction Patterns
- 2 Major Belesian Cities and Urban Zones
- 3 Utilities Present
- 4 Transportation Architecture
- 5 Summary
While the region’s five major countries have a significant number of rural residents, Belesia has over 80 percent of its population living in urban areas. The country contains a mixture of modern cities and primitive rural villages. Modern utilities are found predominantly in the major cities and at reasonable levels throughout the rural countryside. Over 90 percent of the nation has access to electricity with 96 percent of urban areas and 80 percent of rural areas respectively. 98 percent of the population has access to potable water, while only 90 percent has access to a improved sanitation, predominantly those in the developed urban areas.
Rapid urbanization is stressing the Belesian infrastructure. However, certain aspects are still among the best in the world in regards to services provided. Belesia has a robust mass transit system. Several bus companies provide transportation in major cities and to rural areas. Airports range from large international airports that can handle almost any aircraft currently, to small, unimproved dirt strips. Seaports are modern and can handle any modern cargo vessel; most have several dolphin platforms for the offloading of petroleum. The country suffers from high levels of pollution in the urban areas and the government has made policies to combat pollution in urban environments and water supplies
Construction Patterns
Urban areas contain skyscraper buildings at least 100m tall, large apartment complexes, and residential suburbs. There is a shortage of available housing that meets the minimum standards causing some of the poorest residents to construct makeshift dwellings. This is predominately in the outskirts of the major urban areas. The local governments are actively creating new low income housing areas. Typical rural construction is low quality wooden houses with corrugated roofs. The Belesian government is investing heavily in modernizing. They are expected to take decades before completion.
Construction patterns in Belesia’s urban areas are similar, with the high-rise construction and low cost public housing (requiring modernization due to age). City planners, however, have extensive knowledge of strategic and sustainable city planning. Building materials typically consist of concrete, steel, and rebar. In areas prone to flooding, houses are built on pilings to prevent flooding.
Military operations in urban areas will initially benefit from modern electricity, water, sewage, and other utility services. As the size of the force increases however, it will further stress the grid and could cause catastrophic failure. Urban areas provide additional networks of subterranean and vertical construction that will provide cover and concealment for the enemy and possible refuge to civilians in times of conflict. Because of its expansive metropolitan population, any military operation in Belesia will involve intensive urban operations.
Major Belesian Cities and Urban Zones
Note: Belesian convention adds the term "city" following the municipality name to disambiguate it from other administrative regions or islands that might share the same name. Also, some city names - e.g. Naga - are used in more than one municipality.
Davao City
Davao City (1.6 million) is the capital of Belesia. It is also Belesia's largest city both in territory and population. The larger metro area of Davao City, Tagum, Panabo, Samal, and Digos combines for a total population of 2.5 million. Urban development is even more condensed than Cebu City, with over 75% of the population living and working within 15% of Davao City's land area. === Cebu City ===
Cebu City (922,611), serves as Belesia’s major port in the center of the Belesian archipelago. Metropolitan Cebu is made up of Cebu City, Carcar, Danao, Manuaue, Naga, Talisay, and Lapu-Lapu, with a combined population of 2.8 million. It is the most populous metro area in Belesia. Development is condensed to less than 20 percent of the terrain due to steep forested mountain ranges running parallel to the coastline. The city also boasts one of the largest and most sheltered harbors in Belesia. The buildings in the main urban areas consist of high-rise buildings, single family and duplex dwellings, and high-rise apartment buildings. On the periphery are the government tenement housing and shantytowns. A well developed city core serves as an intermixed commercial and institutional center, with a larger residential zone on the surrounding periphery. Major shipping and ship repair facilities dominate the waterfront on the city's northwest coastline.
Zamboanga City
Zamboanga City (861,799) sits at the extreme western end of Mindanao Island at the bottom of a pensinsula straddling the Sulu Sea and Celebes Sea. As with the other major Belesian cities, it boasts a good deep water port. However it is more known as a commercial fishing port and seafood processing center than a trade port. Construction is high density mid-rise with orderly block-style development within the city core. Government, industry and commerce are mixed in the central district surrounding the city pier. Development streteches primarily in an east-west fashion following the coastline. It transitions to more random, residential and low-rise construction radiating out from the city center.
Cagayan de Oro City
Cagayan de Oro City (675,950) sits on the north side of Mindandao Island on the center of the Macajalar Bay coastline and is bisected by the Cagayan de Oro River. Seven other rivers also flow into this bay within a 10 mile stretch of coastline. It is bounded by Mt. Mangabon 35 Km to the east, and Mt. Katanglad 35 Km to the south. The port and industrial facilities are east of the river, with residences, resorts and agriculture dominant on the west side. Construction is densely concentrated mid to low rise buildings surrounded by green space and agriculture. Construction patterns are mostly orderly, accounting for the irregularities dictated by the river courses. Government and other institutions are distributed on both sides of the river, mostly in the city center away from the shoreline. The terrain becomes extremely sloped within 10 kilometers of the shoreline where development abruptly ends.
Iloilo City
Iloilo City (447,992) is the largest city on the Belesian island of Panay. The greater metropolitan population is 946,146. It sits on a large alluvial plain with much of development occuring on low-lying or reclaimed land. The Iloilo and Batiano Rivers in the south form two east-west peninsulas containing most of the old city residences and commerce. T The Jaro Floodway forms the northern boundary of the city's development. The old airport forms the nucleus of a central business district, housing most of Iloilo's high rise construction. The city's oceanfront borders the Iloilo Strait. Resorts and residences dominate the south coast, with traders and heavy industry accounting for most of the northeast coastal development. Construction patterns are mostly dense orderly along the peninsulas and in the central business district, giving way to dense random low-rise construction in the outlying districts.
Population Density
Davao City: 1,700 per square mile
Cebu City: 7,600 per square mile
Zamboanga City: 1,600 per square mile
Cagayan de Oro City: 4,200 per square mile
Iloilo City: 15,000 per square mile
Utilities Present
To be published.
Power
To be published.
| Name | Location* (Latitude/Longitude) | Current Operational Reactors | Reactors Under Construction |
| *Estimated Location Only | |||
To be published.
Water
To be published.
Sewage
To be published.
Transportation Architecture
To be published.
Road Systems
To be published.
Bus
To be published.
Rail
To be published.
Air Transportation Systems
To be published.
Paved Runways
- To be published.
Unpaved Runways
- To be published.
Major Runways
- To be published.
| Map # | Elevation (Feet) | Latitude (D, M, S) | Longitude (D, M, S) | Length (Feet) | Width (Feet) | Surface Type |
Airports/Airlines
To be published.
Ports/Sea/River Transportation Systems
To be published.
Pipelines
To be published.
Telecommunications Architecture
To be published.
Agriculture
To be published.
Industry
To be published.
Oil/Gas
To be published.
Defense Industries
To be published.
Nuclear
To be published.
Space
To be published.
Pollution
To be published.
Summary
To be published.
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