Daugavpils: city in Latgale, Latvia
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 Daugavpils as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.97, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.91, 1.3, 2.23 and 2.05. Street construction in Daugavpils 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 Daugavpils spans a total of 188 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.91, 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 0.91, 0.95, 0.97 and 0.97. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Daugavpils has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.04 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Daugavpils and Latgale do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Daugavpils peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Latgale followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Daugavpils fare in comparison to others in Latgale? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Daugavpils was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Latgale. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Daugavpils ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Daugavpils and Latvia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Daugavpils peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Latvia rose steadily.
How do development practices in Daugavpils fare in comparison to others in Latvia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Daugavpils was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Latvia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Latvia, street construction in Daugavpils has become more connected. Daugavpils ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Daugavpils and Latgale do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Daugavpils rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Latgale followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Daugavpils is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Latgale. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Daugavpils ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Daugavpils and Latvia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Daugavpils is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Latvia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Daugavpils ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Daugavpils had a built-up area of 11.69 square kilometers, and a population of 66456 people.
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