Patras: city in Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands, Greece
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 Patras as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.32, 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 1.18, 3.35, 4.21 and 6.53. In each period, new street development in Patras steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Patras spans a total of 822 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.35, which is highly disconnected.
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 1.18, 2.28, 2.3 and 2.32. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Patras has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.1 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Patras and Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Patras rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Patras fare in comparison to others in Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Patras was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Patras ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Patras and Greece follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Patras fare in comparison to others in Greece? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Patras was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Greece. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Greece, street construction in Patras has become more disconnected. Patras ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Patras and Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Patras is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Peloponnese, Western Greece and the Ionian Islands. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Patras ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Patras and Greece follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Patras is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Greece. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Greece, the street network in Patras has become more disconnected. Patras ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Patras had a built-up area of 27.22 square kilometers, and a population of 176257 people.
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