Caguas: city in Puerto Rico
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 Caguas as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.86, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.34, 7.64, 11.91 and 11.71. Street construction in Caguas 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 Caguas spans a total of 555 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.34, 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 4.34, 5.23, 5.46 and 5.86. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Caguas has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.89 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.4.
Caguas and Caguas 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 Caguas fare in comparison to others in Caguas? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caguas was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Caguas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Caguas ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Caguas and Puerto Rico do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Caguas peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Puerto Rico rose steadily.
How do development practices in Caguas fare in comparison to others in Puerto Rico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Caguas was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Puerto Rico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Puerto Rico, street construction in Caguas has become more disconnected. Caguas ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Caguas and Caguas follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Caguas is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Caguas. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Caguas ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Caguas and Puerto Rico follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Caguas is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Puerto Rico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Puerto Rico, the street network in Caguas has become more disconnected. Caguas ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Caguas had a built-up area of 30.98 square kilometers, and a population of 105392 people.
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