Daloa: city in Sassandra-Marahoué, Côte d'Ivoire
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 Daloa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.48, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.0, 1.92, 3.05 and 5.7. In each period, new street development in Daloa steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Daloa spans a total of 373 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.0, 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 1.0, 1.09, 1.24 and 1.48. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Daloa has become more disconnected.
Daloa and Sassandra-Marahoué do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Daloa rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sassandra-Marahoué followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Daloa fare in comparison to others in Sassandra-Marahoué? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Daloa was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Sassandra-Marahoué. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Daloa ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Daloa and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Daloa fare in comparison to others in Côte d'Ivoire? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Daloa was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 34 cities in Côte d'Ivoire. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Côte d'Ivoire, street construction in Daloa has become more disconnected. Daloa ranked 18th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Daloa and Sassandra-Marahoué follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Daloa is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Sassandra-Marahoué. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sassandra-Marahoué, the street network in Daloa has become more connected. Daloa ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Daloa and Côte d'Ivoire follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Daloa is the 21st-most disconnected out of the 34 cities in Côte d'Ivoire. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Côte d'Ivoire, the street network in Daloa has become more connected. Daloa ranked 18th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 22nd in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Daloa had a built-up area of 16.96 square kilometers, and a population of 271549 people.
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