San Nicolás de los Arroyos: 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 San Nicolás de los Arroyos as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.55, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.03, 1.0, 1.69 and 2.67. In each period, new street development in San Nicolás de los Arroyos steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in San Nicolás de los Arroyos spans a total of 399 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.03, 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 0.03, 0.46, 0.51 and 0.55. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in San Nicolás de los Arroyos has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.44 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.03.
San Nicolás de los Arroyos 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 San Nicolás de los Arroyos fare in comparison to others in Buenos Aires? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San Nicolás de los Arroyos was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Buenos Aires. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Buenos Aires, street construction in San Nicolás de los Arroyos has become more disconnected. San Nicolás de los Arroyos ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
San Nicolás de los Arroyos 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 San Nicolás de los Arroyos fare in comparison to others in Argentina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San Nicolás de los Arroyos was the 12th-most disconnected out of the 70 cities in Argentina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Argentina, street construction in San Nicolás de los Arroyos has become more disconnected. San Nicolás de los Arroyos ranked 29th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014.
San Nicolás de los Arroyos 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, San Nicolás de los Arroyos is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 17 cities in Buenos Aires. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Buenos Aires, the street network in San Nicolás de los Arroyos has become more disconnected. San Nicolás de los Arroyos ranked 5th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
San Nicolás de los Arroyos and Argentina follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, San Nicolás de los Arroyos is the 19th-most disconnected out of the 70 cities in Argentina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Argentina, the street network in San Nicolás de los Arroyos has become more disconnected. San Nicolás de los Arroyos ranked 29th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 18th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, San Nicolás de los Arroyos had a built-up area of 16.86 square kilometers, and a population of 119034 people.
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