Edmonton: city in Alberta, Canada
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 Edmonton as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.38, 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 1.59, 3.55, 3.63 and 3.28. Street construction in Edmonton 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 Edmonton spans a total of 4972 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.59, which is relatively 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 1.59, 2.09, 2.29 and 2.38. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Edmonton has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.5 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.09.
Edmonton and Alberta 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 Edmonton fare in comparison to others in Alberta? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Edmonton was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Alberta. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Alberta, street construction in Edmonton has become more disconnected. Edmonton ranked 5th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Edmonton and Canada do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Edmonton peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Canada rose steadily.
How do development practices in Edmonton fare in comparison to others in Canada? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Edmonton was the 23rd-most disconnected out of the 48 cities in Canada. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Canada, street construction in Edmonton has become more disconnected. Edmonton ranked 30th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 23rd in 2001-2014.
Edmonton and Alberta follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Edmonton is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Alberta. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Edmonton ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Edmonton and Canada follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Edmonton is the 19th-most disconnected out of the 48 cities in Canada. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Canada, the street network in Edmonton has become more disconnected. Edmonton ranked 30th in 1975, 24th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Edmonton had a built-up area of 333.36 square kilometers, and a population of 975000 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: