Ain Turk: city in Oran, 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 Ain Turk as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.28, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.3, 0.89 and 1.1. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ain Turk spans a total of 161 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, 1.3, 1.26 and 1.28. Data was not available in 1975.
Ain Turk and Oran 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 Oran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Ain Turk fare in comparison to others in Oran? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ain Turk was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Oran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Oran, street construction in Ain Turk has become more connected. Ain Turk ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ain Turk 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 Ain Turk fare in comparison to others in Algeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ain Turk was the 72nd-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 Ain Turk has become more connected. Ain Turk ranked 47th in 1976-1990, 67th in 1991-2000 and 72nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ain Turk and Oran 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 Oran was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Ain Turk is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Oran. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Oran, the street network in Ain Turk has become more connected. Ain Turk ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ain Turk 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, Ain Turk is the 49th-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 Ain Turk has become more connected. Ain Turk ranked 46th in 1976-1990, 50th in 1991-2000 and 49th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Ain Turk had a built-up area of 5.53 square kilometers, and a population of 112975 people.
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