Besançon: city in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
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 Besançon as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.77, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.4, 3.7, 3.77 and 3.05. Street construction in Besançon 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 Besançon spans a total of 409 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.4, 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 1.4, 1.69, 1.72 and 1.77. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Besançon has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.29 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.05.
Besançon and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Besançon peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté rose steadily.
How do development practices in Besançon fare in comparison to others in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Besançon was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Besançon ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Besançon and France do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Besançon peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in France rose steadily.
How do development practices in Besançon fare in comparison to others in France? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Besançon was the 51st-most disconnected out of the 76 cities in France. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in France, street construction in Besançon has become more disconnected. Besançon ranked 62nd in 1975, 27th in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 51st in 2001-2014.
Besançon and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Besançon is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Besançon ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Besançon and France follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Besançon is the 62nd-most disconnected out of the 76 cities in France. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Besançon ranked 62nd in 1975, 63rd in 1976-1990, 62nd in 1991-2000 and 62nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Besançon had a built-up area of 24.95 square kilometers, and a population of 108712 people.
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