Cork: city in Ireland
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 Cork as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.19, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.36, 6.68, 8.89 and 7.61. Street construction in Cork 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 Cork spans a total of 647 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.36, 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 4.36, 4.9, 5.11 and 5.19. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Cork has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.54 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.08.
Cork and Cork 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 Cork fare in comparison to others in Cork? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cork was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Cork. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cork ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cork and Ireland 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 Cork fare in comparison to others in Ireland? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Cork was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Ireland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ireland, street construction in Cork has become more disconnected. Cork ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cork and Cork follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Cork is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Cork. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cork ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Cork and Ireland follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Cork is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Ireland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Cork ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Cork had a built-up area of 20.74 square kilometers, and a population of 138513 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: