Ivano-Frankivs'k: region in Ukraine
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.
View Ivano-Frankivs'k, Ukraine on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Ivano-Frankivs'k as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.61, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.03, 4.7, 5.49 and 7.08. In each period, new street development in Ivano-Frankivs'k steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ivano-Frankivs'k spans a total of 10985 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 4.7, 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 4.03, 4.4, 4.48 and 4.61. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ivano-Frankivs'k has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.37 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.13.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Ivano-Frankivs'k rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Ivano-Frankivs'k, we can consider two of its most populous cities: Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia. Out of the two cities, Kolomyia does not follow the same trend as the region. The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Kolomyia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Ivano-Frankivs'k fare in comparison to others in Ukraine? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ivano-Frankivs'k was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 27 regions in Ukraine. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other regions in Ukraine, street construction in Ivano-Frankivs'k has become more disconnected. Ivano-Frankivs'k ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Ivano-Frankivs'k is Kolomyia with an SNDi of 3.45, which is highly disconnected. Conversely, the most connected city is Ivano-Frankivsk with an SNDi of 2.26, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Ivano-Frankivsk, Kolomyia
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Ivano-Frankivs'k rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Ivano-Frankivs'k, we can consider two of its most populous cities: Ivano-Frankivsk and Kolomyia. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Ivano-Frankivs'k follow the same region trend.
To date, Ivano-Frankivs'k is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 27 regions in Ukraine. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ivano-Frankivs'k ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.