Pitești: city in Argeș, Romania
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 Pitești as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.96, 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 1.99, 4.37, 5.2 and 6.11. In each period, new street development in Pitești steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.37 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.91.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Pitești spans a total of 259 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.99, 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 1.99, 2.67, 2.75 and 2.96. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Pitești has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.67 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.21.
Pitești and Argeș do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Pitești rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Argeș peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Pitești fare in comparison to others in Argeș? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pitești was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Argeș. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Pitești ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Pitești and Romania 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 Pitești fare in comparison to others in Romania? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Pitești was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 29 cities in Romania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Pitești ranked 8th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Pitești and Argeș follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Pitești is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Argeș. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Pitești ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Pitești and Romania follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Pitești is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 29 cities in Romania. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Romania, the street network in Pitești has become more disconnected. Pitești ranked 8th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Pitești had a built-up area of 16.37 square kilometers, and a population of 132099 people.
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