Porto-Novo: city in Ouémé, 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 Porto-Novo as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.98, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.56, 0.96, 1.37 and 2.57. In each period, new street development in Porto-Novo steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Porto-Novo spans a total of 1351 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.96, 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 0.56, 0.84, 0.88 and 0.98. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Porto-Novo has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.28 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.1.
Porto-Novo and Ouémé 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 Porto-Novo fare in comparison to others in Ouémé? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Porto-Novo was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Ouémé. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Porto-Novo ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Porto-Novo and Benin 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 Porto-Novo fare in comparison to others in Benin? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Porto-Novo was the 10th-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 Porto-Novo has become more connected. Porto-Novo ranked 5th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014.
Porto-Novo and Ouémé follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Porto-Novo is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Ouémé. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Porto-Novo ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Porto-Novo and Benin follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Porto-Novo is the 16th-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 Porto-Novo has become more connected. Porto-Novo ranked 5th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Porto-Novo had a built-up area of 54.95 square kilometers, and a population of 565465 people.
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