El Empalme: city in Guayas, 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 El Empalme as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.01, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.7, nan, nan and 3.15. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in El Empalme spans a total of 69 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.7, 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 0.7, 0.7, 0.7 and 1.01. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in El Empalme has become more disconnected.
El Empalme and Guayas 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 Guayas's street network construction.
How do development practices in El Empalme fare in comparison to others in Guayas? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in El Empalme was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Guayas. El Empalme ranked 2nd in 1975 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
El Empalme 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 El Empalme fare in comparison to others in Ecuador? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in El Empalme was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. El Empalme ranked 19th in 1975 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
El Empalme and Guayas do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in El Empalme rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Guayas rose steadily.
To date, El Empalme is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Guayas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. El Empalme ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
El Empalme and Ecuador do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in El Empalme rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ecuador rose steadily.
To date, El Empalme is the 17th-most disconnected out of the 31 cities in Ecuador. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ecuador, the street network in El Empalme has become more disconnected. El Empalme ranked 19th in 1975, 19th in 1976-1990, 21st in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, El Empalme had a built-up area of 0.46 square kilometers, and a population of 51164 people.
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