Saint-Marc: city in L'Artibonite, Haiti
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 Saint-Marc 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 1.29, 2.8, 3.32 and 5.07. In each period, new street development in Saint-Marc steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Saint-Marc spans a total of 143 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.8, 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 1.29, 2.57, 2.83 and 3.07. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Saint-Marc has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.28 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.24.
Saint-Marc and L'Artibonite 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 Saint-Marc fare in comparison to others in L'Artibonite? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Saint-Marc was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in L'Artibonite. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in L'Artibonite, street construction in Saint-Marc has become more disconnected. Saint-Marc ranked 4th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Saint-Marc and Haiti do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Saint-Marc rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Haiti peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Saint-Marc fare in comparison to others in Haiti? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Saint-Marc was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Haiti. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Haiti, street construction in Saint-Marc has become more disconnected. Saint-Marc ranked 14th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Saint-Marc and L'Artibonite follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Saint-Marc is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in L'Artibonite. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in L'Artibonite, the street network in Saint-Marc has become more disconnected. Saint-Marc ranked 4th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Saint-Marc and Haiti follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Saint-Marc is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Haiti. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Haiti, the street network in Saint-Marc has become more disconnected. Saint-Marc ranked 14th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Saint-Marc had a built-up area of 5.47 square kilometers, and a population of 162739 people.
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