Milan: city in Lombardia, Italy
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 Milan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.79, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.6, 2.86, 3.94 and 3.85. Street construction in Milan 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 Milan spans a total of 7918 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.6, 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 1.6, 1.78, 1.79 and 1.79. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Milan has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.18 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Milan and Lombardia 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 Milan fare in comparison to others in Lombardia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Milan was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Lombardia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Lombardia, street construction in Milan has become more disconnected. Milan ranked 9th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Milan and Italy 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 Milan fare in comparison to others in Italy? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Milan was the 42nd-most disconnected out of the 91 cities in Italy. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Italy, street construction in Milan has become more disconnected. Milan ranked 46th in 1975, 54th in 1976-1990, 32nd in 1991-2000 and 42nd in 2001-2014.
Milan and Lombardia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Milan is the 9th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Lombardia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Milan ranked 9th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Milan and Italy follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Milan is the 54th-most disconnected out of the 91 cities in Italy. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Italy, the street network in Milan has become more connected. Milan ranked 46th in 1975, 51st in 1976-1990, 52nd in 1991-2000 and 54th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Milan had a built-up area of 474.11 square kilometers, and a population of 3011029 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: