Larissa: city in Thessaly and Central Greece, 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 Larissa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.65, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.54, 1.25, 1.23 and 2.4. Disconnectivity in street construction in Larissa follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Larissa spans a total of 518 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.54, 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 0.54, 0.61, 0.62 and 0.65. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Larissa has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.07 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Larissa and Thessaly and Central Greece do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Larissa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Thessaly and Central Greece rose steadily.
How do development practices in Larissa fare in comparison to others in Thessaly and Central Greece? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Larissa was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Thessaly and Central Greece. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Larissa ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Larissa and Greece do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Larissa followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Greece rose steadily.
How do development practices in Larissa fare in comparison to others in Greece? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Larissa was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Greece. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Larissa ranked 5th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Larissa and Thessaly and Central Greece follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Larissa is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Thessaly and Central Greece. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Larissa ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Larissa and Greece follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Larissa is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 10 cities in Greece. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Larissa ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Larissa had a built-up area of 17.61 square kilometers, and a population of 126569 people.
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