Buhovo: city in Grad Sofiya, Bulgaria
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 Buhovo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.67, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.79, 0.67, nan and 2.9. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Buhovo spans a total of 60 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.79, 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 2.79, 2.67, 2.67 and 2.67. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has fallen: the street network in Buhovo has become more connected.
Buhovo and Grad Sofiya 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 Grad Sofiya peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Buhovo fare in comparison to others in Grad Sofiya? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Buhovo was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Grad Sofiya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Grad Sofiya, street construction in Buhovo has become more connected. Buhovo ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Buhovo and Bulgaria 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 Bulgaria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Buhovo fare in comparison to others in Bulgaria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Buhovo was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Bulgaria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bulgaria, street construction in Buhovo has become more connected. Buhovo ranked 1st in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Buhovo and Grad Sofiya do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Buhovo fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Grad Sofiya rose steadily.
To date, Buhovo is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Grad Sofiya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Buhovo ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Buhovo and Bulgaria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Buhovo fell steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bulgaria rose steadily.
To date, Buhovo is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Bulgaria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Buhovo ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Buhovo had a built-up area of 5.62 square kilometers, and a population of 56378 people.
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