Durrës: city in Albania
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 Durrës as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.25, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.83, 2.87, 3.89 and 4.13. In each period, new street development in Durrës steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.05 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.23.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Durrës spans a total of 407 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 3.89, 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 1.83, 2.63, 3.23 and 3.25. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Durrës has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.8 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Durrës and Durrës do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Durrës rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Durrës followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Durrës fare in comparison to others in Durrës? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Durrës was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Durrës. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Durrës ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Durrës and Albania do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Durrës rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Albania was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Durrës fare in comparison to others in Albania? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Durrës was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Albania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Durrës ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Durrës and Durrës follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Durrës is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Durrës. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Durrës ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Durrës and Albania do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Durrës rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Albania was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Durrës is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Albania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Albania, the street network in Durrës has become more disconnected. Durrës ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Durrës had a built-up area of 19.64 square kilometers, and a population of 128103 people.
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