Malanville: 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 Malanville as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.89, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.55, 0.68, 1.15 and 4.1. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Malanville fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Malanville spans a total of 82 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 1.15, 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 2.55, 1.08, 1.16 and 1.89. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Malanville has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Malanville and Alibori follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Malanville fare in comparison to others in Alibori? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Malanville was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Alibori. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Malanville ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Malanville and Benin do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Malanville was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Benin rose steadily.
How do development practices in Malanville fare in comparison to others in Benin? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Malanville was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Benin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Malanville ranked 2nd in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Malanville and Alibori follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Malanville is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Alibori. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Malanville ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Malanville and Benin do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Malanville was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Benin rose steadily.
To date, Malanville is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Benin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Benin, the street network in Malanville has become more connected. Malanville ranked 2nd in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Malanville had a built-up area of 3.62 square kilometers, and a population of 114299 people.
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