Gazi Baba: region in Macedonia
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.
View Gazi Baba, Macedonia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Gazi Baba as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.37, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.65, 6.31, 9.04 and 4.75. Street construction in Gazi Baba 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 Gazi Baba spans a total of 410 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.65, 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 4.65, 5.37, 5.39 and 5.37. The aggregate street network in Gazi Baba increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Gazi Baba peaked in 1991-2000. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Gazi Baba, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Skopje. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Gazi Baba follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Gazi Baba fare in comparison to others in Macedonia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gazi Baba was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 7 regions in Macedonia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Macedonia, street construction in Gazi Baba has become more connected. Gazi Baba ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Gazi Baba is Skopje with an SNDi of 4.64, which is highly disconnected. Conversely, the most connected city is Skopje with an SNDi of 4.64, which is highly disconnected. See trends for these cities: Skopje, Skopje
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Gazi Baba peaked in 1991-2000. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Gazi Baba, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Skopje. None of the most populous cities follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Skopje rose steadily.
To date, Gazi Baba is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 7 regions in Macedonia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Macedonia, the street network in Gazi Baba has become more connected. Gazi Baba ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.