Cuenca: city in Azuay, Ecuador
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 Cuenca as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.7, 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 2.64, nan, 4.72 and 5.15. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Cuenca spans a total of 1138 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.64, 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 2.64, 2.64, 2.66 and 2.7. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Cuenca has become more disconnected.
Cuenca and Azuay do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Azuay's street network construction.
How do development practices in Cuenca fare in comparison to others in Azuay? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cuenca was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Azuay. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cuenca ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Cuenca and Ecuador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Ecuador's street network construction.
How do development practices in Cuenca fare in comparison to others in Ecuador? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cuenca was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ecuador, street construction in Cuenca has become more disconnected. Cuenca ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Cuenca and Azuay do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cuenca rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Azuay rose steadily.
To date, Cuenca is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Azuay. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cuenca ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cuenca and Ecuador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Cuenca rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ecuador rose steadily.
To date, Cuenca is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cuenca ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cuenca had a built-up area of 15.59 square kilometers, and a population of 415124 people.
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