Kragujevac: city in Šumadijski, 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 Kragujevac as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.94, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.78, 5.53, 5.1 and 6.42. Disconnectivity in street construction in Kragujevac follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kragujevac spans a total of 415 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.78, 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 3.78, 3.89, 3.91 and 3.94. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Kragujevac has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.11 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.03.
Kragujevac and Šumadijski do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kragujevac followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Šumadijski rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kragujevac fare in comparison to others in Šumadijski? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kragujevac was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Šumadijski. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kragujevac ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kragujevac and Serbia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Kragujevac followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Serbia rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kragujevac fare in comparison to others in Serbia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kragujevac was the 8th-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 Kragujevac has become more connected. Kragujevac ranked 4th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Kragujevac and Šumadijski follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kragujevac is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Šumadijski. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kragujevac ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Kragujevac and Serbia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Kragujevac is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 13 cities in Serbia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Serbia, the street network in Kragujevac has become more connected. Kragujevac ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Kragujevac had a built-up area of 19.65 square kilometers, and a population of 126765 people.
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