San José: city in Costa Rica
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 San José as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.97, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.67, 6.52, 7.49 and 8.8. In each period, new street development in San José steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.86 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 1.31.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in San José spans a total of 4199 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.67, which is highly disconnected.
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 4.67, 4.93, 4.95 and 4.97. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in San José has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.27 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
San José and San José 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 San José fare in comparison to others in San José? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San José was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in San José. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San José ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San José and Costa Rica 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 San José fare in comparison to others in Costa Rica? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San José was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Costa Rica. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San José ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San José and San José follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, San José is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in San José. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San José ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San José and Costa Rica follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, San José is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Costa Rica. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San José ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, San José had a built-up area of 211.55 square kilometers, and a population of 1861671 people.
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