Villa Mercedes: city in San Luis, 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 Villa Mercedes as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.14, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.41, 0.46 and 6.1. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Villa Mercedes spans a total of 381 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, -0.41, -0.14 and -0.14. Data was not available in 1975.
Villa Mercedes and San Luis do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in San Luis was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Villa Mercedes fare in comparison to others in San Luis? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Villa Mercedes was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in San Luis. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in San Luis, street construction in Villa Mercedes has become more disconnected. Villa Mercedes ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Villa Mercedes and Argentina do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Argentina rose steadily.
How do development practices in Villa Mercedes fare in comparison to others in Argentina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Villa Mercedes was the 4th-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 Villa Mercedes has become more disconnected. Villa Mercedes ranked 62nd in 1976-1990, 45th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Villa Mercedes and San Luis do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in San Luis was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Villa Mercedes is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in San Luis. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Villa Mercedes ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Villa Mercedes and Argentina do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Argentina rose steadily.
To date, Villa Mercedes is the 60th-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 Villa Mercedes has become more disconnected. Villa Mercedes ranked 66th in 1976-1990, 59th in 1991-2000 and 60th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Villa Mercedes had a built-up area of 13.92 square kilometers, and a population of 89863 people.
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