Kandi: city in Alibori, Benin
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 Kandi as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.48, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.77, 2.0 and 1.45. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Kandi spans a total of 111 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, 0.77, 1.45 and 1.48. Data was not available in 1975.
Kandi and Alibori 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 Alibori was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Kandi fare in comparison to others in Alibori? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kandi was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Alibori. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Alibori, street construction in Kandi has become more connected. Kandi ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kandi and Benin 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 Benin rose steadily.
How do development practices in Kandi fare in comparison to others in Benin? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Kandi was the 17th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Benin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Benin, street construction in Kandi has become more connected. Kandi ranked 14th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kandi and Alibori 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 Alibori was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Kandi is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Alibori. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kandi ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Kandi and Benin 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 Benin rose steadily.
To date, Kandi is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Benin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Kandi ranked 12th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Kandi had a built-up area of 2.92 square kilometers, and a population of 119158 people.
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