Petit-Goâve: city in Ouest, 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 Petit-Goâve as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.8, 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 -0.6, 1.54, 3.51 and 9.29. In each period, new street development in Petit-Goâve steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Petit-Goâve spans a total of 70 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.54, 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 -0.6, 1.42, 2.59 and 2.8. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Petit-Goâve has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.02 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.21.
Petit-Goâve and Ouest do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Petit-Goâve rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ouest peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Petit-Goâve fare in comparison to others in Ouest? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Petit-Goâve was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Ouest. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ouest, street construction in Petit-Goâve has become more disconnected. Petit-Goâve ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Petit-Goâve and Haiti do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Petit-Goâve rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Haiti peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Petit-Goâve fare in comparison to others in Haiti? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Petit-Goâve was the 1st-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 Petit-Goâve has become more disconnected. Petit-Goâve ranked 19th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Petit-Goâve and Ouest do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Petit-Goâve rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ouest peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Petit-Goâve is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Ouest. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ouest, the street network in Petit-Goâve has become more disconnected. Petit-Goâve ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Petit-Goâve and Haiti follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Petit-Goâve is the 10th-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 Petit-Goâve has become more disconnected. Petit-Goâve ranked 19th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Petit-Goâve had a built-up area of 3.18 square kilometers, and a population of 159797 people.
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