Braga: city in Portugal
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 Braga as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.91, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.56, 3.3, 4.63 and 4.44. Street construction in Braga 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 Braga spans a total of 459 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.56, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.56, 2.78, 2.86 and 2.91. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Braga has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.22 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.05.
Braga and Braga do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Braga peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Braga rose steadily.
How do development practices in Braga fare in comparison to others in Braga? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Braga was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Braga. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Braga ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Braga and Portugal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Braga peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Portugal rose steadily.
How do development practices in Braga fare in comparison to others in Portugal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Braga was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Portugal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Portugal, street construction in Braga has become more disconnected. Braga ranked 5th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Braga and Braga follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Braga is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Braga. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Braga ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Braga and Portugal follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Braga is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Portugal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Portugal, the street network in Braga has become more disconnected. Braga ranked 5th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Braga had a built-up area of 19.86 square kilometers, and a population of 119656 people.
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