Beni Mazar: 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 Beni Mazar as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.72, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.66, 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 Beni Mazar spans a total of 81 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.66, 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 3.66, 3.72, 3.72 and 3.72. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Beni Mazar has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.06 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.0.
Beni Mazar 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 Beni Mazar fare in comparison to others in Al Minya? out of the 22 cities in Al Minya. Beni Mazar ranked 15th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Beni Mazar 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 Beni Mazar fare in comparison to others in Egypt? out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Beni Mazar ranked 69th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Beni Mazar and Al Minya do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Beni Mazar rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Al Minya rose steadily.
To date, Beni Mazar is the 15th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Al Minya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Beni Mazar ranked 15th in 1975, 16th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
Beni Mazar and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Beni Mazar rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Beni Mazar is the 72nd-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 Beni Mazar has become more connected. Beni Mazar ranked 69th in 1975, 69th in 1976-1990, 69th in 1991-2000 and 72nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Beni Mazar had a built-up area of 7.43 square kilometers, and a population of 148488 people.
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