Granada: city in Andalucía, Spain
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 Granada as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.89, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.4, 0.96, 2.24 and 1.75. Street construction in Granada 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 Granada spans a total of 1248 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.96, 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 0.4, 0.82, 0.87 and 0.89. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Granada has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.42 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Granada and Andalucía do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Granada peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Andalucía rose steadily.
How do development practices in Granada fare in comparison to others in Andalucía? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Granada was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Andalucía. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Andalucía, street construction in Granada has become more disconnected. Granada ranked 11th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Granada and Spain 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 Granada fare in comparison to others in Spain? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Granada was the 34th-most disconnected out of the 72 cities in Spain. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Spain, street construction in Granada has become more disconnected. Granada ranked 46th in 1975, 52nd in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 34th in 2001-2014.
Granada and Andalucía follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Granada is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 14 cities in Andalucía. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Andalucía, the street network in Granada has become more disconnected. Granada ranked 11th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Granada and Spain follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Granada is the 35th-most disconnected out of the 72 cities in Spain. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Spain, the street network in Granada has become more disconnected. Granada ranked 46th in 1975, 39th in 1976-1990, 35th in 1991-2000 and 35th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Granada had a built-up area of 24.24 square kilometers, and a population of 355805 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: