Khemis El Khechna: city in Boumerdès, 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.
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Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Khemis El Khechna as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.33, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 4.03, 1.09 and 5.03. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Khemis El Khechna spans a total of 106 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, 4.03, 4.02 and 4.33. Data was not available in 1975.
Khemis El Khechna and Boumerdès do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Boumerdès was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Khemis El Khechna fare in comparison to others in Boumerdès? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Khemis El Khechna was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Boumerdès. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Khemis El Khechna ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Khemis El Khechna and Algeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Algeria was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Khemis El Khechna fare in comparison to others in Algeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Khemis El Khechna was the 13th-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 Khemis El Khechna has become more connected. Khemis El Khechna ranked 7th in 1976-1990, 62nd in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Khemis El Khechna and Boumerdès do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Boumerdès was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Khemis El Khechna is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Boumerdès. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Khemis El Khechna ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Khemis El Khechna and Algeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Algeria was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Khemis El Khechna is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 95 cities in Algeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Algeria, the street network in Khemis El Khechna has become more disconnected. Khemis El Khechna ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Khemis El Khechna had a built-up area of 7.68 square kilometers, and a population of 61763 people.
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