Sancti Spíritus: 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 Sancti Spíritus, Cuba on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Sancti Spíritus as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.07, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.48, 2.28, 3.12 and 3.81. In each period, new street development in Sancti Spíritus steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.8 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.68.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sancti Spíritus spans a total of 2104 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.28, 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 1.48, 1.98, 2.04 and 2.07. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Sancti Spíritus has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.5 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.04.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Sancti Spíritus rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Sancti Spíritus, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Sancti Spiritus. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Sancti Spiritus peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Sancti Spíritus fare in comparison to others in Cuba? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sancti Spíritus was the 8th-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 Sancti Spíritus has become more connected. Sancti Spíritus ranked 6th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Sancti Spíritus is Sancti Spiritus with an SNDi of 1.4, which is relatively well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Sancti Spiritus with an SNDi of 1.4, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Sancti Spiritus, Sancti Spiritus
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Sancti Spíritus rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Sancti Spíritus, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Sancti Spiritus. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Sancti Spíritus follow the same region trend.
To date, Sancti Spíritus is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 13 regions in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Cuba, the street network in Sancti Spíritus has become more connected. Sancti Spíritus ranked 6th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.