Kaiserslautern: city in Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
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 Kaiserslautern as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.86, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.74, 3.58, 3.98 and 2.26. Street construction in Kaiserslautern 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 Kaiserslautern spans a total of 313 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.74, 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 0.74, 0.84, 0.85 and 0.86. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kaiserslautern has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.1 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Kaiserslautern and Rheinland-Pfalz follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kaiserslautern fare in comparison to others in Rheinland-Pfalz? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaiserslautern was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Rheinland-Pfalz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Rheinland-Pfalz, street construction in Kaiserslautern has become more disconnected. Kaiserslautern ranked 5th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Kaiserslautern and Germany follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kaiserslautern fare in comparison to others in Germany? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kaiserslautern was the 47th-most disconnected out of the 87 cities in Germany. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Germany, street construction in Kaiserslautern has become more disconnected. Kaiserslautern ranked 70th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 47th in 2001-2014.
Kaiserslautern and Rheinland-Pfalz follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kaiserslautern is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Rheinland-Pfalz. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kaiserslautern ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Kaiserslautern and Germany follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kaiserslautern is the 72nd-most disconnected out of the 87 cities in Germany. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Germany, the street network in Kaiserslautern has become more connected. Kaiserslautern ranked 70th in 1975, 70th in 1976-1990, 70th in 1991-2000 and 72nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kaiserslautern had a built-up area of 17.35 square kilometers, and a population of 54700 people.
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