Pinar del Río: 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 Pinar del Río, Cuba on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Pinar del Río as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.53, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.71, 4.09, 4.75 and 6.25. In each period, new street development in Pinar del Río steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Pinar del Río spans a total of 3511 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.09, 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 2.71, 3.34, 3.43 and 3.53. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Pinar del Río has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.63 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.1.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Pinar del Río rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Pinar del Río, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Pinar del Rio. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Pinar del Río follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Pinar del Río fare in comparison to others in Cuba? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pinar del Río was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 13 regions in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Cuba, street construction in Pinar del Río has become more connected. Pinar del Río ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Pinar del Río is Pinar del Rio with an SNDi of 2.41, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness. Conversely, the most connected city is Pinar del Rio with an SNDi of 2.41, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness. See trends for these cities: Pinar del Rio, Pinar del Rio
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Pinar del Río rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Pinar del Río, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Pinar del Rio. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Pinar del Río follow the same region trend.
To date, Pinar del Río is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 13 regions in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Pinar del Río ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.