Al Balakus: city in Al Buhayrah, 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 Al Balakus as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.52, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.58, nan, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1976-1990, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Al Balakus spans a total of 25 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.58, 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 0.58, 0.34, 0.34 and 1.52. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Al Balakus has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Al Balakus and Al Buhayrah 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 Al Buhayrah rose steadily.
How do development practices in Al Balakus fare in comparison to others in Al Buhayrah? out of the 11 cities in Al Buhayrah. Al Balakus ranked 6th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Al Balakus 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 Al Balakus fare in comparison to others in Egypt? out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Al Balakus ranked 139th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Al Balakus and Al Buhayrah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Balakus was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Al Buhayrah rose steadily.
To date, Al Balakus is the 7th-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Al Buhayrah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Al Buhayrah, the street network in Al Balakus has become more connected. Al Balakus ranked 6th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
Al Balakus and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Balakus was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Al Balakus is the 137th-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 Al Balakus has become more disconnected. Al Balakus ranked 139th in 1975, 155th in 1976-1990, 156th in 1991-2000 and 137th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Al Balakus had a built-up area of 2.95 square kilometers, and a population of 62170 people.
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