Gothenburg: city in Västra Götaland, 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 Gothenburg as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.72, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.63, 3.49, 2.09 and 2.91. Disconnectivity in street construction in Gothenburg follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gothenburg spans a total of 1813 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.63, 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 1.63, 1.7, 1.7 and 1.72. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Gothenburg has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.07 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Gothenburg and Västra Götaland do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gothenburg followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Västra Götaland rose steadily.
How do development practices in Gothenburg fare in comparison to others in Västra Götaland? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gothenburg was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Västra Götaland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gothenburg ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Gothenburg and Sweden do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gothenburg followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sweden rose steadily.
How do development practices in Gothenburg fare in comparison to others in Sweden? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gothenburg was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Sweden. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gothenburg ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Gothenburg and Västra Götaland follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gothenburg is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Västra Götaland. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gothenburg ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Gothenburg and Sweden follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gothenburg is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Sweden. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gothenburg ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Gothenburg had a built-up area of 93.15 square kilometers, and a population of 496225 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: