Santa Cruz: city in Aragua, Venezuela
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 Santa Cruz as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.29, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.29, nan, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Santa Cruz spans a total of 205 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.29, 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 4.29, 4.29, 4.29 and 4.29. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Santa Cruz has become more disconnected.
Santa Cruz and Aragua do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Aragua's street network construction.
How do development practices in Santa Cruz fare in comparison to others in Aragua? out of the 7 cities in Aragua. Santa Cruz ranked 2nd in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Santa Cruz and Venezuela do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, as well as the Venezuela's street network construction.
How do development practices in Santa Cruz fare in comparison to others in Venezuela? out of the 75 cities in Venezuela. Santa Cruz ranked 16th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Santa Cruz and Aragua do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Santa Cruz rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Aragua rose steadily.
To date, Santa Cruz is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Aragua. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Santa Cruz ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Santa Cruz and Venezuela do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Santa Cruz rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Venezuela rose steadily.
To date, Santa Cruz is the 16th-most disconnected out of the 75 cities in Venezuela. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Santa Cruz ranked 16th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Santa Cruz had a built-up area of 7.02 square kilometers, and a population of 52863 people.
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