Batumi: city in Ajaria, Georgia
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 Batumi, Georgia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Batumi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.07, 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 2.85, 5.11, 8.41 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Batumi spans a total of 278 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.85, 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 2.85, 3.06, 3.07 and 3.07. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Batumi has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.22 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Batumi and Ajaria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ajaria followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Batumi fare in comparison to others in Ajaria? out of the 1 cities in Ajaria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Batumi ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Batumi and Georgia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Georgia rose steadily.
How do development practices in Batumi fare in comparison to others in Georgia? out of the 5 cities in Georgia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Georgia, street construction in Batumi has become more disconnected. Batumi ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Batumi and Ajaria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Batumi rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ajaria rose steadily.
To date, Batumi is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Ajaria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Batumi ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Batumi and Georgia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Batumi rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Georgia rose steadily.
To date, Batumi is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Georgia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Georgia, the street network in Batumi has become more disconnected. Batumi ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Batumi had a built-up area of 8.69 square kilometers, and a population of 175251 people.
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