Elbasan: 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 Elbasan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.63, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.72, 3.44, 5.41 and 10.05. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Elbasan fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Elbasan spans a total of 186 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.72, 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 3.72, 3.57, 3.61 and 3.63. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Elbasan has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Elbasan and Elbasan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Elbasan was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Elbasan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Elbasan fare in comparison to others in Elbasan? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Elbasan was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Elbasan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Elbasan ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Elbasan and Albania follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Elbasan fare in comparison to others in Albania? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Elbasan was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Albania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Albania, street construction in Elbasan has become more disconnected. Elbasan ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Elbasan and Elbasan do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Elbasan was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Elbasan followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Elbasan is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Elbasan. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Elbasan ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Elbasan and Albania follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Elbasan is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Albania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Elbasan ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Elbasan had a built-up area of 10.23 square kilometers, and a population of 83516 people.
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