Vaudreuil-Dorion: city in Québec, 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 Vaudreuil-Dorion as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.02, 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 2.31, 2.81, 3.0 and 4.28. In each period, new street development in Vaudreuil-Dorion steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Vaudreuil-Dorion spans a total of 303 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.31, 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 2.31, 2.5, 2.56 and 3.02. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Vaudreuil-Dorion has become more disconnected.
Vaudreuil-Dorion and Québec 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 Vaudreuil-Dorion fare in comparison to others in Québec? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vaudreuil-Dorion was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Québec. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Québec, street construction in Vaudreuil-Dorion has become more connected. Vaudreuil-Dorion ranked 2nd in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Vaudreuil-Dorion and Canada 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 Vaudreuil-Dorion fare in comparison to others in Canada? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vaudreuil-Dorion was the 15th-most disconnected out of the 48 cities in Canada. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Canada, street construction in Vaudreuil-Dorion has become more connected. Vaudreuil-Dorion ranked 13th in 1975, 30th in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
Vaudreuil-Dorion and Québec follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Vaudreuil-Dorion is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Québec. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Vaudreuil-Dorion ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Vaudreuil-Dorion and Canada follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Vaudreuil-Dorion is the 7th-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 Vaudreuil-Dorion has become more disconnected. Vaudreuil-Dorion ranked 13th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Vaudreuil-Dorion had a built-up area of 19.55 square kilometers, and a population of 52156 people.
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