Alacant / Alicante: city in Comunidad Valenciana, 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 Alacant / Alicante as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.86, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.27, 2.07, 1.54 and 2.33. Disconnectivity in street construction in Alacant / Alicante 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 Alacant / Alicante spans a total of 1292 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.27, which is very 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 0.27, 0.84, 0.84 and 0.86. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Alacant / Alicante has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.57 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Alacant / Alicante and Comunidad Valenciana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Alacant / Alicante followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Comunidad Valenciana peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Alacant / Alicante fare in comparison to others in Comunidad Valenciana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alacant / Alicante was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Comunidad Valenciana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Alacant / Alicante ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Alacant / Alicante and Spain do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Alacant / Alicante followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Spain peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Alacant / Alicante fare in comparison to others in Spain? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Alacant / Alicante was the 24th-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 Alacant / Alicante has become more disconnected. Alacant / Alicante ranked 51st in 1975, 22nd in 1976-1990, 39th in 1991-2000 and 24th in 2001-2014.
Alacant / Alicante and Comunidad Valenciana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Alacant / Alicante is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Comunidad Valenciana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Alacant / Alicante ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Alacant / Alicante and Spain follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Alacant / Alicante is the 38th-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 Alacant / Alicante has become more disconnected. Alacant / Alicante ranked 51st in 1975, 36th in 1976-1990, 39th in 1991-2000 and 38th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Alacant / Alicante had a built-up area of 69.26 square kilometers, and a population of 331089 people.
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