Izbat Abu Sir: city in Ad Daqahliyah, Egypt
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 Izbat Abu Sir as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.2, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 3.15, nan and 7.34. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Izbat Abu Sir spans a total of 26 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, which is highly disconnected.
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 nan, 2.89, 3.58 and 4.2. Data was not available in 1975.
Izbat Abu Sir and Ad Daqahliyah 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 Ad Daqahliyah rose steadily.
How do development practices in Izbat Abu Sir fare in comparison to others in Ad Daqahliyah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Izbat Abu Sir was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 18 cities in Ad Daqahliyah. Izbat Abu Sir ranked 10th in 1976-1990 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Izbat Abu Sir and Egypt 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 Egypt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Izbat Abu Sir fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Izbat Abu Sir was the 16th-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Izbat Abu Sir ranked 71st in 1976-1990 and 16th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Izbat Abu Sir and Ad Daqahliyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ad Daqahliyah rose steadily.
To date, Izbat Abu Sir is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 18 cities in Ad Daqahliyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ad Daqahliyah, the street network in Izbat Abu Sir has become more disconnected. Izbat Abu Sir ranked 10th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Izbat Abu Sir and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Izbat Abu Sir is the 60th-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Egypt, the street network in Izbat Abu Sir has become more disconnected. Izbat Abu Sir ranked 93rd in 1976-1990, 73rd in 1991-2000 and 60th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Izbat Abu Sir had a built-up area of 2.8 square kilometers, and a population of 56705 people.
These are some other cities with approximately the same population: