Ferkéssédougou: city in Savanes, 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 Ferkéssédougou as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.63, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.0, 1.03, 0.95 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ferkéssédougou spans a total of 101 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 1.03, 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 -0.0, 0.6, 0.61 and 0.63. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ferkéssédougou has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.61 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Ferkéssédougou and Savanes 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 Savanes rose steadily.
How do development practices in Ferkéssédougou fare in comparison to others in Savanes? out of the 4 cities in Savanes. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ferkéssédougou ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ferkéssédougou 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 Ferkéssédougou fare in comparison to others in Côte d'Ivoire? 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 Ferkéssédougou has become more disconnected. Ferkéssédougou ranked 29th in 1975, 12th in 1976-1990 and 22nd in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Ferkéssédougou and Savanes follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ferkéssédougou is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Savanes. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Savanes, the street network in Ferkéssédougou has become more connected. Ferkéssédougou ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Ferkéssédougou 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, Ferkéssédougou is the 31st-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 Ferkéssédougou has become more connected. Ferkéssédougou ranked 29th in 1975, 27th in 1976-1990, 29th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ferkéssédougou had a built-up area of 5.41 square kilometers, and a population of 91204 people.
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