Al-Santa: city in Al Gharbiyah, 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-Santa as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.17, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.52, nan and nan. Data was not available in 1975, 1991-2000 and 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Al-Santa spans a total of 52 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 0.52, 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 nan, 0.17, 0.17 and 0.17. Data was not available in 1975.
Al-Santa and Al Gharbiyah 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 Gharbiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Al-Santa fare in comparison to others in Al Gharbiyah? out of the 12 cities in Al Gharbiyah. Al-Santa ranked 8th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Al-Santa 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-Santa fare in comparison to others in Egypt? out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Al-Santa ranked 106th in 1976-1990. There was no ranking in 1975, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Al-Santa and Al Gharbiyah 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 Al Gharbiyah rose steadily.
To date, Al-Santa is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Al Gharbiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Al-Santa ranked 12th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Al-Santa 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, Al-Santa is the 161st-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 Al-Santa has become more connected. Al-Santa ranked 159th in 1976-1990, 159th in 1991-2000 and 161st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Al-Santa had a built-up area of 5.96 square kilometers, and a population of 132889 people.
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