Belgrade: city in Grad Beograd, Serbia
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 Belgrade as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.16, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.0, 5.67, 6.44 and 7.0. In each period, new street development in Belgrade steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.68 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.56.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Belgrade spans a total of 2490 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.0, 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 3.0, 3.78, 3.95 and 4.16. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Belgrade has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.78 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.22.
Belgrade and Grad Beograd 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 Belgrade fare in comparison to others in Grad Beograd? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Belgrade was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Grad Beograd. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Belgrade ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Belgrade and Serbia 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 Belgrade fare in comparison to others in Serbia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Belgrade was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Serbia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Serbia, street construction in Belgrade has become more connected. Belgrade ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Belgrade and Grad Beograd follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Belgrade is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Grad Beograd. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Belgrade ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Belgrade and Serbia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Belgrade is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Serbia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Serbia, the street network in Belgrade has become more disconnected. Belgrade ranked 5th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Belgrade had a built-up area of 119.55 square kilometers, and a population of 1106870 people.
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