Table 2 Summary statistics for urban area clustering. The description provides a qualitative category we use to describe this cluster of urban areas throughout the analysis. Values represent mean with standard deviation in parentheses
From: Food systems and rural-urban linkages in African secondary cities
Cluster | Description | Sample Size | Population | Supermarket | Distance to Lusaka (km) | Distance to nearest urban neighbor (km) | Distance to trunk road (km) | Urban area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Larger urban areas | 322 | 51,778 (15,010) | Yes | 202 km (77 km) | 34 km (27 km) | 0 km (0 km) | Mazabuka, Choma, Kapiri Mposhi |
2 | Smaller, more isolated urban areas | 346 | 9929 (4767) | No | 326 km (41 km) | 70 km (17 km) | 42 km (39 km) | Namwala, Nyimba, Petauke, Mpongwe, Itezhi-Tezhi, Mkushi, Maamba |
3 | Smaller, well connected urban areas | 132 | 5221 (6240) | No | 200 km (108 km) | 25 km (13 km) | 7 km (15 km) | Pemba, Chongwe, Batoka, Mbabala |