Faya-Largeau: city in Borkou, Chad
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 Faya-Largeau as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.7, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.32, nan, 2.97 and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Faya-Largeau spans a total of 58 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.32, 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 1.32, 1.31, 1.46 and 1.7. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Faya-Largeau has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Faya-Largeau and Borkou do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Borkou followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Faya-Largeau fare in comparison to others in Borkou? out of the 1 cities in Borkou. Faya-Largeau ranked 1st in 1975 and 1st in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Faya-Largeau and Chad do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chad peaked in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Faya-Largeau fare in comparison to others in Chad? out of the 26 cities in Chad. Faya-Largeau ranked 2nd in 1975 and 4th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Faya-Largeau and Borkou do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Faya-Largeau was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Borkou rose steadily.
To date, Faya-Largeau is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Borkou. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Faya-Largeau ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Faya-Largeau and Chad do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Faya-Largeau was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Chad rose steadily.
To date, Faya-Largeau is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 26 cities in Chad. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Chad, the street network in Faya-Largeau has become more connected. Faya-Largeau ranked 2nd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Faya-Largeau had a built-up area of 2.04 square kilometers, and a population of 112408 people.
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