Amora: city in Setúbal, 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 Amora as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.48, 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 2.57, 2.06, 2.17 and 3.15. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Amora fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Amora spans a total of 453 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.57, 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 2.57, 2.46, 2.46 and 2.48. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Amora has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Amora and Setúbal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Amora was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Setúbal rose steadily.
How do development practices in Amora fare in comparison to others in Setúbal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Amora was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Setúbal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Amora ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Amora and Portugal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Amora was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Portugal rose steadily.
How do development practices in Amora fare in comparison to others in Portugal? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Amora was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Portugal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Portugal, street construction in Amora has become more connected. Amora ranked 4th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Amora and Setúbal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Amora was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Setúbal rose steadily.
To date, Amora is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Setúbal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Setúbal, the street network in Amora has become more connected. Amora ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Amora and Portugal do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Amora was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Portugal rose steadily.
To date, Amora is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 9 cities in Portugal. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Portugal, the street network in Amora has become more connected. Amora ranked 4th in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Amora had a built-up area of 18.37 square kilometers, and a population of 100681 people.
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