Greenville: city in North Carolina, United States
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 Greenville as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.98, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.19, 4.98, 7.24 and 6.69. Street construction in Greenville 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 Greenville spans a total of 417 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.19, 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 2.19, 3.17, 3.68 and 3.98. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Greenville has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.97 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.29.
Greenville and North Carolina 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 Greenville fare in comparison to others in North Carolina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Greenville was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in North Carolina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in North Carolina, street construction in Greenville has become more disconnected. Greenville ranked 7th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Greenville and United States 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 Greenville fare in comparison to others in United States? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Greenville was the 58th-most disconnected out of the 315 cities in United States. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in United States, street construction in Greenville has become more disconnected. Greenville ranked 182nd in 1975, 119th in 1976-1990, 56th in 1991-2000 and 58th in 2001-2014.
Greenville and North Carolina follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Greenville is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in North Carolina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in North Carolina, the street network in Greenville has become more disconnected. Greenville ranked 7th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Greenville and United States follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Greenville is the 80th-most disconnected out of the 315 cities in United States. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in United States, the street network in Greenville has become more disconnected. Greenville ranked 182nd in 1975, 126th in 1976-1990, 92nd in 1991-2000 and 80th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Greenville had a built-up area of 28.56 square kilometers, and a population of 60423 people.
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