Foumban: city in Ouest, Cameroon
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.
View Foumban, Cameroon on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Foumban as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.16, 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 2.79, 2.96, 3.58 and 4.99. In each period, new street development in Foumban steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Foumban spans a total of 157 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.79, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 2.79, 2.84, 2.91 and 3.16. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Foumban has become more disconnected.
Foumban and Ouest 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 Foumban fare in comparison to others in Ouest? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Foumban was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Ouest. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ouest, street construction in Foumban has become more connected. Foumban ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Foumban and Cameroon 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 Foumban fare in comparison to others in Cameroon? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Foumban was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Cameroon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Foumban ranked 9th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Foumban and Ouest follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Foumban is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Ouest. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ouest, the street network in Foumban has become more connected. Foumban ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Foumban and Cameroon follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Foumban is the 17th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Cameroon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Cameroon, the street network in Foumban has become more connected. Foumban ranked 9th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Foumban had a built-up area of 3.85 square kilometers, and a population of 133686 people.
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