Ciudad de la Habana: region in Cuba
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.
View Ciudad de la Habana, Cuba on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Ciudad de la Habana as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.95, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.61, 2.27, 2.98 and 2.13. Street construction in Ciudad de la Habana 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 Ciudad de la Habana spans a total of 4299 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.61, 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 0.61, 0.9, 0.94 and 0.95. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ciudad de la Habana has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.29 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Ciudad de la Habana peaked in 1991-2000. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Ciudad de la Habana, we can consider two of its most populous cities: Havana and Managua. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Ciudad de la Habana follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Ciudad de la Habana fare in comparison to others in Cuba? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ciudad de la Habana was the 13th-most disconnected out of the 13 regions in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ciudad de la Habana ranked 13th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Ciudad de la Habana is Managua with an SNDi of 3.22, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness. Conversely, the most connected city is Havana with an SNDi of 0.85, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Havana, Managua
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Ciudad de la Habana rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Ciudad de la Habana, we can consider two of its most populous cities: Havana and Managua. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Ciudad de la Habana follow the same region trend.
To date, Ciudad de la Habana is the 13th-most disconnected out of the 13 regions in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ciudad de la Habana ranked 13th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014.