Mitrovicë: city in Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo
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 Mitrovicë as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.87, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.33, 7.37, 9.11 and 6.04. Street construction in Mitrovicë 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 Mitrovicë spans a total of 179 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.33, 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 5.33, 5.83, 5.87 and 5.87. The aggregate street network in Mitrovicë increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Mitrovicë and Kosovska Mitrovica 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 Mitrovicë fare in comparison to others in Kosovska Mitrovica? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mitrovicë was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Kosovska Mitrovica. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mitrovicë ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Mitrovicë and Kosovo 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 Mitrovicë fare in comparison to others in Kosovo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mitrovicë was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Kosovo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kosovo, street construction in Mitrovicë has become more connected. Mitrovicë ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Mitrovicë and Kosovska Mitrovica follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Mitrovicë is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Kosovska Mitrovica. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mitrovicë ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Mitrovicë and Kosovo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Mitrovicë peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kosovo rose steadily.
To date, Mitrovicë is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Kosovo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Mitrovicë ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Mitrovicë had a built-up area of 8.56 square kilometers, and a population of 69351 people.
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