Awlad Sarhan: city in Al Minya, 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 Awlad Sarhan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.88, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.85, 7.64, 7.81 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Awlad Sarhan spans a total of 188 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.85, 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 3.85, 3.86, 3.89 and 3.88. The aggregate street network in Awlad Sarhan increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Awlad Sarhan and Al Minya 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 Minya peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Awlad Sarhan fare in comparison to others in Al Minya? out of the 22 cities in Al Minya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Al Minya, street construction in Awlad Sarhan has become more disconnected. Awlad Sarhan ranked 13th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990 and 4th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Awlad Sarhan 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 Awlad Sarhan fare in comparison to others in Egypt? 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 Awlad Sarhan has become more disconnected. Awlad Sarhan ranked 64th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990 and 10th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Awlad Sarhan and Al Minya do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Awlad Sarhan peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Al Minya rose steadily.
To date, Awlad Sarhan is the 14th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Al Minya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Al Minya, the street network in Awlad Sarhan has become more connected. Awlad Sarhan ranked 13th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 14th in 2001-2014.
Awlad Sarhan and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Awlad Sarhan peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Awlad Sarhan is the 65th-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 Awlad Sarhan has become more connected. Awlad Sarhan ranked 64th in 1975, 64th in 1976-1990, 64th in 1991-2000 and 65th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Awlad Sarhan had a built-up area of 3.79 square kilometers, and a population of 108623 people.
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