BRAC Poultry Farm: city in Chittagong, Bangladesh
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 BRAC Poultry Farm as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.05, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.06, 4.12, 5.57 and 6.27. In each period, new street development in BRAC Poultry Farm steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in BRAC Poultry Farm spans a total of 73 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 5.57, 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 4.06, 4.17, 4.98 and 5.05. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in BRAC Poultry Farm has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.11 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.08.
BRAC Poultry Farm and Chittagong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in BRAC Poultry Farm rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chittagong peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in BRAC Poultry Farm fare in comparison to others in Chittagong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in BRAC Poultry Farm was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Chittagong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Chittagong, street construction in BRAC Poultry Farm has become more disconnected. BRAC Poultry Farm ranked 10th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
BRAC Poultry Farm and Bangladesh follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in BRAC Poultry Farm fare in comparison to others in Bangladesh? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in BRAC Poultry Farm was the 20th-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Bangladesh, street construction in BRAC Poultry Farm has become more disconnected. BRAC Poultry Farm ranked 24th in 1975, 32nd in 1976-1990, 25th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014.
BRAC Poultry Farm and Chittagong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in BRAC Poultry Farm rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chittagong peaked in 1976-1990.
To date, BRAC Poultry Farm is the 13th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Chittagong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Chittagong, the street network in BRAC Poultry Farm has become more connected. BRAC Poultry Farm ranked 10th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 13th in 2001-2014.
BRAC Poultry Farm and Bangladesh follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, BRAC Poultry Farm is the 37th-most disconnected out of the 157 cities in Bangladesh. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Bangladesh, the street network in BRAC Poultry Farm has become more connected. BRAC Poultry Farm ranked 24th in 1975, 37th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 37th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, BRAC Poultry Farm had a built-up area of 5.63 square kilometers, and a population of 136712 people.
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