Damshir: 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 Damshir as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 7.43, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 7.43, 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 Damshir spans a total of 31 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 7.43, 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 7.43, 7.43, 7.43 and 7.43. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Damshir has become more disconnected.
Damshir 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 Damshir fare in comparison to others in Al Minya? out of the 22 cities in Al Minya. Damshir ranked 3rd in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Damshir 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 Damshir fare in comparison to others in Egypt? out of the 170 cities in Egypt. Damshir ranked 9th in 1975. There was no ranking in 1976-1990, 1991-2000, and 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Damshir and Al Minya do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Damshir rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Al Minya rose steadily.
To date, Damshir is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Al Minya. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Damshir ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Damshir and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Damshir rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Damshir is the 7th-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 Damshir has become more disconnected. Damshir ranked 9th in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990, 8th in 1991-2000 and 7th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Damshir had a built-up area of 3.42 square kilometers, and a population of 66184 people.
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