Itay el-Barud: 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 Itay el-Barud as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.8, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.61, 3.05, 3.62 and 4.78. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Itay el-Barud fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Itay el-Barud spans a total of 131 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 4.78, 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 3.61, 3.39, 3.38 and 3.8. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Itay el-Barud has worsened in disconnectivity since 2000.
Itay el-Barud and Al Buhayrah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Itay el-Barud was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Al Buhayrah rose steadily.
How do development practices in Itay el-Barud fare in comparison to others in Al Buhayrah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Itay el-Barud was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Al Buhayrah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Al Buhayrah, street construction in Itay el-Barud has become more disconnected. Itay el-Barud ranked 2nd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Itay el-Barud and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Itay el-Barud was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Itay el-Barud fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Itay el-Barud was the 43rd-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 Itay el-Barud has become more disconnected. Itay el-Barud ranked 70th in 1975, 73rd in 1976-1990, 42nd in 1991-2000 and 43rd in 2001-2014.
Itay el-Barud and Al Buhayrah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Itay el-Barud was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Al Buhayrah rose steadily.
To date, Itay el-Barud is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 11 cities in Al Buhayrah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Itay el-Barud ranked 2nd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Itay el-Barud and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Itay el-Barud was at its lowest in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Itay el-Barud is the 69th-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 Itay el-Barud has become more disconnected. Itay el-Barud ranked 70th in 1975, 77th in 1976-1990, 80th in 1991-2000 and 69th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Itay el-Barud had a built-up area of 5.58 square kilometers, and a population of 111354 people.
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