Mit Ghamr: 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 Mit Ghamr as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.24, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.2, 4.31, 11.29 and 11.57. In each period, new street development in Mit Ghamr steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Mit Ghamr spans a total of 301 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.2, 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 4.2, 4.2, 4.21 and 4.24. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Mit Ghamr has become more disconnected.
Mit Ghamr and Ad Daqahliyah 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 Mit Ghamr fare in comparison to others in Ad Daqahliyah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mit Ghamr was the 1st-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, street construction in Mit Ghamr has become more disconnected. Mit Ghamr ranked 6th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Mit Ghamr and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Mit Ghamr rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Mit Ghamr fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Mit Ghamr was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Egypt, street construction in Mit Ghamr has become more disconnected. Mit Ghamr ranked 55th in 1975, 49th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Mit Ghamr and Ad Daqahliyah follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Mit Ghamr is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 18 cities in Ad Daqahliyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ad Daqahliyah, the street network in Mit Ghamr has become more connected. Mit Ghamr ranked 6th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Mit Ghamr and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Mit Ghamr rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Mit Ghamr is the 57th-most disconnected out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Egypt, the street network in Mit Ghamr has become more connected. Mit Ghamr ranked 55th in 1975, 56th in 1976-1990, 55th in 1991-2000 and 57th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Mit Ghamr had a built-up area of 17.97 square kilometers, and a population of 441799 people.
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