Panama City: city in Panamá, Panama
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 Panama City as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.3, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.97, 6.04, 7.37 and 7.02. Street construction in Panama City 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 Panama City spans a total of 2235 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.97, 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 3.97, 4.68, 5.14 and 5.3. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Panama City has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.71 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.15.
Panama City and Panamá 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 Panama City fare in comparison to others in Panamá? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Panama City was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Panamá. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Panamá, street construction in Panama City has become more disconnected. Panama City ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Panama City and Panama do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Panama City peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Panama rose steadily.
How do development practices in Panama City fare in comparison to others in Panama? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Panama City was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Panama. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Panama, street construction in Panama City has become more connected. Panama City ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Panama City and Panamá follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Panama City is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Panamá. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Panama City ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Panama City and Panama follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Panama City is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Panama. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Panama City ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Panama City had a built-up area of 112.76 square kilometers, and a population of 1119523 people.
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