Santa Cruz de la Sierra: 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.
View Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Santa Cruz de la Sierra as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.59, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.4, 0.47, 0.65 and 1.01. In each period, new street development in Santa Cruz de la Sierra steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Santa Cruz de la Sierra spans a total of 4652 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.4, 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 0.4, 0.4, 0.5 and 0.59. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Santa Cruz de la Sierra has become more disconnected.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Santa Cruz 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 Santa Cruz de la Sierra fare in comparison to others in Santa Cruz? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Santa Cruz de la Sierra was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Santa Cruz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Bolivia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Santa Cruz de la Sierra rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bolivia was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Santa Cruz de la Sierra fare in comparison to others in Bolivia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Santa Cruz de la Sierra was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Bolivia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bolivia, street construction in Santa Cruz de la Sierra has become more disconnected. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 8th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Santa Cruz follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Santa Cruz de la Sierra is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Santa Cruz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Santa Cruz de la Sierra and Bolivia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Santa Cruz de la Sierra rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bolivia was at its lowest in 1991-2000.
To date, Santa Cruz de la Sierra is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Bolivia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Santa Cruz de la Sierra ranked 8th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Santa Cruz de la Sierra had a built-up area of 157.4 square kilometers, and a population of 1557362 people.
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