La Vega: city in Dominican Republic
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 La Vega, Dominican Republic on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in La Vega as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.24, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.12, 1.02, 1.82 and 1.71. Street construction in La Vega 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 La Vega spans a total of 359 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.02, 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 -0.12, 0.86, 1.2 and 1.24. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in La Vega has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.99 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.05.
La Vega and La Vega do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in La Vega peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in La Vega rose steadily.
How do development practices in La Vega fare in comparison to others in La Vega? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in La Vega was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in La Vega. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. La Vega ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
La Vega and Dominican Republic do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in La Vega peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Dominican Republic followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in La Vega fare in comparison to others in Dominican Republic? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in La Vega was the 10th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Dominican Republic. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Dominican Republic, street construction in La Vega has become more disconnected. La Vega ranked 14th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
La Vega and La Vega follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, La Vega is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in La Vega. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. La Vega ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
La Vega and Dominican Republic follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, La Vega is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Dominican Republic. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Dominican Republic, the street network in La Vega has become more disconnected. La Vega ranked 14th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, La Vega had a built-up area of 12.54 square kilometers, and a population of 119880 people.
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