Swords: city in Dublin, 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 Swords as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.08, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 6.01, 6.11, 6.92 and 5.65. Street construction in Swords 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 Swords spans a total of 227 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 6.01, 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 6.01, 6.01, 6.14 and 6.08. The aggregate street network in Swords increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Swords and Dublin 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 Swords fare in comparison to others in Dublin? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Swords was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Dublin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Swords ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Swords 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 Swords fare in comparison to others in Ireland? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Swords was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Ireland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ireland, street construction in Swords has become more connected. Swords ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Swords and Dublin do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Swords peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Dublin rose steadily.
To date, Swords is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Dublin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Swords ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Swords and Ireland do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Swords peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ireland rose steadily.
To date, Swords is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Ireland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Swords ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Swords had a built-up area of 9.49 square kilometers, and a population of 61781 people.
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