Luau: city in Moxico, Angola
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 Luau as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.74, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.97, nan, 2.35 and 2.02. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Luau spans a total of 131 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 2.02, which is relatively 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 0.97, 1.05, 1.07 and 1.74. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Luau has become more disconnected.
Luau and Moxico 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 Moxico peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Luau fare in comparison to others in Moxico? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Luau was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Moxico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Moxico, street construction in Luau has become more connected. Luau ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Luau and Angola 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 Angola peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Luau fare in comparison to others in Angola? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Luau was the 25th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Angola. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Angola, street construction in Luau has become more connected. Luau ranked 22nd in 1975, 14th in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Luau and Moxico do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Luau rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Moxico was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Luau is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Moxico. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Moxico, the street network in Luau has become more disconnected. Luau ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Luau and Angola do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Luau rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Angola peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Luau is the 25th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Angola. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Angola, the street network in Luau has become more connected. Luau ranked 22nd in 1975, 29th in 1976-1990, 28th in 1991-2000 and 25th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Luau had a built-up area of 5.45 square kilometers, and a population of 64974 people.
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