Pejë: city in Pećki, 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 Pejë as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.04, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.26, 6.41, 10.94 and 8.64. Street construction in Pejë 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 Pejë spans a total of 170 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.26, 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 4.26, 4.91, 4.95 and 5.04. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Pejë has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.65 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.08.
Pejë and Pećki 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 Pejë fare in comparison to others in Pećki? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pejë was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Pećki. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Pejë ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Pejë 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 Pejë fare in comparison to others in Kosovo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pejë was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Kosovo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kosovo, street construction in Pejë has become more disconnected. Pejë ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Pejë and Pećki follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Pejë is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Pećki. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Pejë ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Pejë and Kosovo follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Pejë is 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, the street network in Pejë has become more connected. Pejë ranked 4th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Pejë had a built-up area of 6.1 square kilometers, and a population of 55744 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: