Ouémé: region in 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 Ouémé as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.56, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.98, 1.33, 2.65 and 3.19. In each period, new street development in Ouémé steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ouémé spans a total of 3117 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.33, 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 0.98, 1.19, 1.34 and 1.56. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ouémé has become more disconnected.
The level of street-network sprawl in new development in Ouémé rose steadily. To get a sense of how street development has changed in Ouémé, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Porto-Novo. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Ouémé follow the same region trend.
How do development practices in Ouémé fare in comparison to others in Benin? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ouémé was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 10 regions in Benin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Benin, street construction in Ouémé has become more connected. Ouémé ranked 7th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
As of 2014, the city with the most disconnected street network in Ouémé is Porto-Novo with an SNDi of 0.98, which is relatively well-connected. Conversely, the most connected city is Porto-Novo with an SNDi of 0.98, which is relatively well-connected. See trends for these cities: Porto-Novo, Porto-Novo
The level of street-network sprawl in the aggregate network in Ouémé rose steadily. To get a sense of how the aggregate street network has changed in Ouémé, we can consider one of its most populous cities: Porto-Novo. Disconnectivity in the most populous cities in Ouémé follow the same region trend.
To date, Ouémé is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 10 regions in Benin. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other regions in Benin, the street network in Ouémé has become more connected. Ouémé ranked 7th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.