Malmö: city in Skåne, Sweden
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 Malmö as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.6, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.48, 0.78, 1.22 and 0.98. Street construction in Malmö 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 Malmö spans a total of 915 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.48, 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 0.48, 0.58, 0.59 and 0.6. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Malmö has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.1 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Malmö and Skåne 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 Malmö fare in comparison to others in Skåne? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Malmö was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Skåne. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Malmö ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Malmö and Sweden do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Malmö peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sweden rose steadily.
How do development practices in Malmö fare in comparison to others in Sweden? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Malmö was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Sweden. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Sweden, street construction in Malmö has become more disconnected. Malmö ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Malmö and Skåne follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Malmö is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Skåne. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Malmö ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Malmö and Sweden follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Malmö is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Sweden. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Malmö ranked 8th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Malmö had a built-up area of 60.66 square kilometers, and a population of 297225 people.
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