Južno-Bački: region in 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.
View Južno-Bački, Serbia on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Južno-Bački as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.53, 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 1.96, 2.79, 4.42 and 5.15. In each period, new street development in Južno-Bački steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.83 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.74.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Južno-Bački spans a total of 3618 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.96, 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 1.96, 2.22, 2.36 and 2.53. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Južno-Bački has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.26 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.17.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Južno-Bački rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Južno-Bački, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Novi Sad. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Južno-Bački follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Južno-Bački fare in comparison to others in Serbia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Južno-Bački was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 12 regions in Serbia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Serbia, street construction in Južno-Bački has become more disconnected. Južno-Bački ranked 11th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Južno-Bački is Novi Sad with an SNDi of 2.2, which is relatively well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Novi Sad with an SNDi of 2.2, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Novi Sad, Novi Sad
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Južno-Bački rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Južno-Bački, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Novi Sad. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Južno-Bački follow the same region trend.
To date, Južno-Bački is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 12 regions in Serbia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Serbia, the street network in Južno-Bački has become more connected. Južno-Bački ranked 11th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014.