Vavoua: 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 Vavoua as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.88, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.56, nan, nan and 6.65. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Vavoua spans a total of 87 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.56, 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, 2.09, 1.85 and 1.88. Disconnectivity in Vavoua's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 1976-1990.
Vavoua and Sassandra-Marahoué 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 Sassandra-Marahoué followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Vavoua fare in comparison to others in Sassandra-Marahoué? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vavoua was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Sassandra-Marahoué. Vavoua ranked 4th in 1975 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Vavoua and Côte d'Ivoire 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 Côte d'Ivoire rose steadily.
How do development practices in Vavoua fare in comparison to others in Côte d'Ivoire? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Vavoua was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 34 cities in Côte d'Ivoire. Vavoua ranked 23rd in 1975 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Vavoua and Sassandra-Marahoué do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Vavoua followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sassandra-Marahoué rose steadily.
To date, Vavoua is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Sassandra-Marahoué. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Sassandra-Marahoué, the street network in Vavoua has become more disconnected. Vavoua ranked 4th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Vavoua and Côte d'Ivoire do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Vavoua followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Côte d'Ivoire rose steadily.
To date, Vavoua is the 16th-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, the street network in Vavoua has become more disconnected. Vavoua ranked 23rd in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Vavoua had a built-up area of 3.66 square kilometers, and a population of 71812 people.
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