Bridgetown: city in Saint Michael, Barbados
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 Bridgetown as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.84, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.78, nan, 5.63 and 7.27. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bridgetown spans a total of 763 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.78, 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 5.78, 5.78, 5.78 and 5.84. Disconnectivity in Bridgetown's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Bridgetown and Saint Michael do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Saint Michael's street network construction.
How do development practices in Bridgetown fare in comparison to others in Saint Michael? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bridgetown was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Saint Michael. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bridgetown ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Bridgetown and Barbados do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Barbados's street network construction.
How do development practices in Bridgetown fare in comparison to others in Barbados? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bridgetown was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Barbados. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bridgetown ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Bridgetown and Saint Michael do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bridgetown followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Saint Michael rose steadily.
To date, Bridgetown is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Saint Michael. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bridgetown ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Bridgetown and Barbados do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bridgetown followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Barbados rose steadily.
To date, Bridgetown is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Barbados. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bridgetown ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bridgetown had a built-up area of 32.02 square kilometers, and a population of 130116 people.
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