Caldas: city in Antioquia, Colombia
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 Caldas as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.79, 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 2.59, nan, 7.22 and 6.99. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Caldas spans a total of 69 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.59, 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 2.59, 2.59, 2.76 and 2.79. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Caldas has become more disconnected.
Caldas and Antioquia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Antioquia's street network construction.
How do development practices in Caldas fare in comparison to others in Antioquia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caldas was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Antioquia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Antioquia, street construction in Caldas has become more connected. Caldas ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Caldas and Colombia 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 Colombia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Caldas fare in comparison to others in Colombia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caldas was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Caldas ranked 11th in 1975, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Caldas and Antioquia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Caldas rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Antioquia rose steadily.
To date, Caldas is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Antioquia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Caldas ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Caldas and Colombia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Caldas rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Colombia rose steadily.
To date, Caldas is the 16th-most disconnected out of the 91 cities in Colombia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Colombia, the street network in Caldas has become more connected. Caldas ranked 11th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Caldas had a built-up area of 1.2 square kilometers, and a population of 63432 people.
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