Palma Soriano: city in Santiago de Cuba, 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Palma Soriano as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.18, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.37, 2.17, 2.73 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Palma Soriano spans a total of 150 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.17, 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 0.37, 1.15, 1.18 and 1.18. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Palma Soriano has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.78 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Palma Soriano and Santiago de Cuba 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 Santiago de Cuba rose steadily.
How do development practices in Palma Soriano fare in comparison to others in Santiago de Cuba? out of the 3 cities in Santiago de Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Palma Soriano ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Palma Soriano and Cuba 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 Cuba rose steadily.
How do development practices in Palma Soriano fare in comparison to others in Cuba? out of the 19 cities in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Cuba, street construction in Palma Soriano has become more disconnected. Palma Soriano ranked 15th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990 and 9th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Palma Soriano and Santiago de Cuba follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Palma Soriano is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Santiago de Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Santiago de Cuba, the street network in Palma Soriano has become more disconnected. Palma Soriano ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Palma Soriano and Cuba follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Palma Soriano is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 19 cities in Cuba. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Cuba, the street network in Palma Soriano has become more disconnected. Palma Soriano ranked 15th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Palma Soriano had a built-up area of 5.6 square kilometers, and a population of 91461 people.
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