Bahía Blanca: city in Buenos Aires, Argentina
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 Bahía Blanca as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.11, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.07, 0.17, 0.38 and 0.67. In each period, new street development in Bahía Blanca steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bahía Blanca spans a total of 922 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.17, which is very well-connected.
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 -0.07, 0.06, 0.08 and 0.11. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Bahía Blanca has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.13 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.03.
Bahía Blanca and Buenos Aires follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Bahía Blanca fare in comparison to others in Buenos Aires? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bahía Blanca was the 13th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Buenos Aires. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Buenos Aires, street construction in Bahía Blanca has become more connected. Bahía Blanca ranked 7th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014.
Bahía Blanca and Argentina follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Bahía Blanca fare in comparison to others in Argentina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bahía Blanca was the 50th-most disconnected out of the 70 cities in Argentina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Argentina, street construction in Bahía Blanca has become more connected. Bahía Blanca ranked 35th in 1975, 41st in 1976-1990, 47th in 1991-2000 and 50th in 2001-2014.
Bahía Blanca and Buenos Aires follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Bahía Blanca is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Buenos Aires. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Buenos Aires, the street network in Bahía Blanca has become more connected. Bahía Blanca ranked 7th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Bahía Blanca and Argentina follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Bahía Blanca is the 45th-most disconnected out of the 70 cities in Argentina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Argentina, the street network in Bahía Blanca has become more connected. Bahía Blanca ranked 35th in 1975, 41st in 1976-1990, 43rd in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bahía Blanca had a built-up area of 38.41 square kilometers, and a population of 256004 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: