9th: city in Ash Sharqiyah, 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 9th as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.41, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.23, 1.68 and 3.9. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in 9th spans a total of 131 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, 0.23, 1.62 and 2.41. Data was not available in 1975.
9th and Ash Sharqiyah 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 Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in 9th fare in comparison to others in Ash Sharqiyah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in 9th was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ash Sharqiyah, street construction in 9th has become more disconnected. 9th ranked 10th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
9th 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 9th fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in 9th was the 51st-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 9th has become more disconnected. 9th ranked 107th in 1976-1990, 60th in 1991-2000 and 51st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
9th and Ash Sharqiyah 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 Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, 9th is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ash Sharqiyah, the street network in 9th has become more disconnected. 9th ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 9th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
9th 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, 9th is the 110th-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 9th has become more disconnected. 9th ranked 157th in 1976-1990, 129th in 1991-2000 and 110th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, 9th had a built-up area of 7.21 square kilometers, and a population of 83468 people.
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