Kolea القليعة: city in Tipaza, 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 Kolea القليعة as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.63, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.49, 3.38 and 4.0. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kolea القليعة spans a total of 442 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, 3.49, 3.48 and 3.63. Data was not available in 1975.
Kolea القليعة and Tipaza 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 Tipaza peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Kolea القليعة fare in comparison to others in Tipaza? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kolea القليعة was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Tipaza. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kolea القليعة ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kolea القليعة 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 Kolea القليعة fare in comparison to others in Algeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kolea القليعة was the 22nd-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 Kolea القليعة has become more connected. Kolea القليعة ranked 10th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 22nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kolea القليعة and Tipaza 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 Tipaza rose steadily.
To date, Kolea القليعة is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Tipaza. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kolea القليعة ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kolea القليعة 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, Kolea القليعة is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 95 cities in Algeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kolea القليعة ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kolea القليعة had a built-up area of 14.77 square kilometers, and a population of 190051 people.
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