Montero: city in Santa Cruz, Bolivia
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 Montero 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 0.34, -0.31, 0.48 and 0.54. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Montero fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Montero spans a total of 289 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of -0.31, 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 0.34, -0.22, 0.06 and 0.11. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Montero has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Montero and Santa Cruz do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Montero was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Santa Cruz rose steadily.
How do development practices in Montero fare in comparison to others in Santa Cruz? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Montero was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Santa Cruz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Montero ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Montero and Bolivia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Montero was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bolivia was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Montero fare in comparison to others in Bolivia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Montero was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Bolivia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Montero ranked 9th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Montero and Santa Cruz do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Montero was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Santa Cruz rose steadily.
To date, Montero is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Santa Cruz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Montero ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Montero and Bolivia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Montero was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bolivia was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Montero is the 13th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Bolivia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bolivia, the street network in Montero has become more connected. Montero ranked 9th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Montero had a built-up area of 8.9 square kilometers, and a population of 91051 people.
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