Ciudad del Este: city in Alto Paraná, Paraguay
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 Ciudad del Este as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.36, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.02, 1.19, 1.52 and 2.36. In each period, new street development in Ciudad del Este steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ciudad del Este spans a total of 2268 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.19, 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 1.02, 1.11, 1.22 and 1.36. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ciudad del Este has become more disconnected.
Ciudad del Este and Alto Paraná 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 Ciudad del Este fare in comparison to others in Alto Paraná? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ciudad del Este was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Alto Paraná. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ciudad del Este ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Ciudad del Este and Paraguay 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 Ciudad del Este fare in comparison to others in Paraguay? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ciudad del Este was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Paraguay. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ciudad del Este ranked 3rd in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Ciudad del Este and Alto Paraná follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ciudad del Este is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Alto Paraná. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ciudad del Este ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Ciudad del Este and Paraguay follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ciudad del Este is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Paraguay. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ciudad del Este ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ciudad del Este had a built-up area of 50.29 square kilometers, and a population of 600243 people.
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