San Cristóbal: 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 San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in San Cristóbal as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.1, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.89, 3.61, 4.0 and 5.04. In each period, new street development in San Cristóbal steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.71 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 1.03.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in San Cristóbal spans a total of 303 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.61, 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 1.89, 2.98, 3.0 and 3.1. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in San Cristóbal has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.08 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.09.
San Cristóbal and San Cristóbal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in San Cristóbal rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in San Cristóbal peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in San Cristóbal fare in comparison to others in San Cristóbal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San Cristóbal was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in San Cristóbal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San Cristóbal ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San Cristóbal and Dominican Republic do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in San Cristóbal rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Dominican Republic followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in San Cristóbal fare in comparison to others in Dominican Republic? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in San Cristóbal was the 1st-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 San Cristóbal has become more disconnected. San Cristóbal ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San Cristóbal and San Cristóbal follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, San Cristóbal is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in San Cristóbal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. San Cristóbal ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
San Cristóbal 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, San Cristóbal is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Dominican Republic. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Dominican Republic, the street network in San Cristóbal has become more connected. San Cristóbal ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, San Cristóbal had a built-up area of 12.42 square kilometers, and a population of 162131 people.
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