Poltava: city 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Poltava as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.39, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.99, 2.59, 3.01 and 6.26. In each period, new street development in Poltava steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Poltava spans a total of 572 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 2.59, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 1.99, 2.36, 2.37 and 2.39. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Poltava has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.38 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Poltava and Poltava do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Poltava rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Poltava followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Poltava fare in comparison to others in Poltava? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Poltava was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Poltava. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Poltava, street construction in Poltava has become more disconnected. Poltava ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Poltava and Ukraine follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Poltava fare in comparison to others in Ukraine? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Poltava was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 78 cities in Ukraine. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ukraine, street construction in Poltava has become more disconnected. Poltava ranked 30th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 31st in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Poltava and Poltava do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Poltava rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Poltava was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Poltava is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Poltava. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Poltava, the street network in Poltava has become more disconnected. Poltava ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Poltava and Ukraine follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Poltava is the 18th-most disconnected out of the 78 cities in Ukraine. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ukraine, the street network in Poltava has become more disconnected. Poltava ranked 30th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 19th in 1991-2000 and 18th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Poltava had a built-up area of 51.36 square kilometers, and a population of 275189 people.
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