Whydah: city in Atlantique, 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 Whydah as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.72, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.08, 5.81, 1.76 and 4.68. Disconnectivity in street construction in Whydah follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Whydah spans a total of 174 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 4.68, 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 1.08, 1.38, 1.47 and 2.72. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Whydah has become more disconnected.
Whydah and Atlantique follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Whydah fare in comparison to others in Atlantique? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Whydah was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Atlantique. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Atlantique, street construction in Whydah has become more disconnected. Whydah ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Whydah and Benin do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Whydah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Benin rose steadily.
How do development practices in Whydah fare in comparison to others in Benin? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Whydah was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Benin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Benin, street construction in Whydah has become more disconnected. Whydah ranked 4th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Whydah and Atlantique follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Whydah is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Atlantique. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Atlantique, the street network in Whydah has become more disconnected. Whydah ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Whydah and Benin follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Whydah is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Benin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Benin, the street network in Whydah has become more disconnected. Whydah ranked 4th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Whydah had a built-up area of 7.35 square kilometers, and a population of 111023 people.
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