Bălți: city in Bălţi, Moldova
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 Bălți as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.36, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.38, 3.41, 0.21 and 1.85. Disconnectivity in street construction in Bălți follows a zig-zag trend. In 1991-2000, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Bălți spans a total of 254 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 3.41, 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 3.38, 3.4, 3.38 and 3.36. The aggregate street network in Bălți increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Bălți and Bălţi follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Bălți fare in comparison to others in Bălţi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bălți was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Bălţi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bălți ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Bălți and Moldova do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Bălți followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease, while the SNDi of street constructions in Moldova rose steadily.
How do development practices in Bălți fare in comparison to others in Moldova? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Bălți was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Moldova. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Moldova, street construction in Bălți has become more connected. Bălți ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Bălți and Bălţi follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, Bălți is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Bălţi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bălți ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Bălți and Moldova do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Bălți peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Moldova rose steadily.
To date, Bălți is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Moldova. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Bălți ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Bălți had a built-up area of 17.6 square kilometers, and a population of 109171 people.
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