Ras El Oued: city in Bordj Bou Arréridj, Algeria
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 Ras El Oued, Algeria on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Ras El Oued as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.14, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.49, -0.44, -0.05 and 0.98. In each period, new street development in Ras El Oued steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ras El Oued spans a total of 114 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of -0.44, which is very 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 -0.49, -0.45, -0.34 and -0.14. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ras El Oued has become more disconnected.
Ras El Oued and Bordj Bou Arréridj do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ras El Oued rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bordj Bou Arréridj was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ras El Oued fare in comparison to others in Bordj Bou Arréridj? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ras El Oued was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Bordj Bou Arréridj. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bordj Bou Arréridj, street construction in Ras El Oued has become more connected. Ras El Oued ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Ras El Oued and Algeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ras El Oued rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Algeria was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ras El Oued fare in comparison to others in Algeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ras El Oued was the 75th-most disconnected out of the 95 cities in Algeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Algeria, street construction in Ras El Oued has become more connected. Ras El Oued ranked 63rd in 1975, 94th in 1976-1990, 85th in 1991-2000 and 75th in 2001-2014.
Ras El Oued and Bordj Bou Arréridj do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ras El Oued rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bordj Bou Arréridj was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Ras El Oued is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Bordj Bou Arréridj. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bordj Bou Arréridj, the street network in Ras El Oued has become more connected. Ras El Oued ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Ras El Oued and Algeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ras El Oued rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Algeria was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Ras El Oued is the 93rd-most disconnected out of the 95 cities in Algeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Algeria, the street network in Ras El Oued has become more connected. Ras El Oued ranked 63rd in 1975, 94th in 1976-1990, 94th in 1991-2000 and 93rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ras El Oued had a built-up area of 4.13 square kilometers, and a population of 51540 people.
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