Aitkenvale: city in Queensland, Australia
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 Aitkenvale as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.9, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.7, 4.62, 6.86 and 6.28. Street construction in Aitkenvale increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Aitkenvale spans a total of 650 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.7, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.7, 3.27, 3.77 and 3.9. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Aitkenvale has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.57 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.13.
Aitkenvale and Queensland follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Aitkenvale fare in comparison to others in Queensland? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Aitkenvale was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Queensland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Queensland, street construction in Aitkenvale has become more disconnected. Aitkenvale ranked 6th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Aitkenvale and Australia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Aitkenvale fare in comparison to others in Australia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Aitkenvale was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Australia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Australia, street construction in Aitkenvale has become more disconnected. Aitkenvale ranked 13th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Aitkenvale and Queensland follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Aitkenvale is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Queensland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Queensland, the street network in Aitkenvale has become more disconnected. Aitkenvale ranked 6th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Aitkenvale and Australia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Aitkenvale is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 27 cities in Australia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Australia, the street network in Aitkenvale has become more disconnected. Aitkenvale ranked 13th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Aitkenvale had a built-up area of 38.05 square kilometers, and a population of 92066 people.
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