Nuevo Arraiján: city in Panamá Oeste, 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 Nuevo Arraiján as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.75, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.33, 5.44, 5.75 and 6.58. In each period, new street development in Nuevo Arraiján steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Nuevo Arraiján spans a total of 489 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 5.75, 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 5.33, 5.42, 5.61 and 5.75. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Nuevo Arraiján has become more disconnected.
Nuevo Arraiján and Panamá Oeste follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Nuevo Arraiján fare in comparison to others in Panamá Oeste? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nuevo Arraiján was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Panamá Oeste. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Panamá Oeste, street construction in Nuevo Arraiján has become more connected. Nuevo Arraiján ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Nuevo Arraiján and Panama follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Nuevo Arraiján fare in comparison to others in Panama? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Nuevo Arraiján was the 5th-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 Nuevo Arraiján has become more connected. Nuevo Arraiján ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Nuevo Arraiján and Panamá Oeste follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nuevo Arraiján is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Panamá Oeste. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Nuevo Arraiján ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Nuevo Arraiján and Panama follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Nuevo Arraiján is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Panama. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Nuevo Arraiján ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Nuevo Arraiján had a built-up area of 24.42 square kilometers, and a population of 188450 people.
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