Al Halawat: 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 Al Halawat as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.68, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.24, 5.83, 6.97 and 6.04. Street construction in Al Halawat increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Al Halawat spans a total of 168 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.24, 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 4.24, 4.62, 4.68 and 4.68. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Al Halawat has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.38 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.01.
Al Halawat and Ash Sharqiyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Halawat peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Al Halawat fare in comparison to others in Ash Sharqiyah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Halawat was the 3rd-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 Al Halawat has become more disconnected. Al Halawat ranked 6th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Al Halawat and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Al Halawat peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Al Halawat fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Al Halawat was the 27th-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 Al Halawat has become more disconnected. Al Halawat ranked 53rd in 1975, 26th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 27th in 2001-2014.
Al Halawat and Ash Sharqiyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Halawat rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Al Halawat is the 4th-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 Al Halawat has become more disconnected. Al Halawat ranked 6th in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Al Halawat and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Al Halawat rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Al Halawat is the 45th-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 Al Halawat has become more disconnected. Al Halawat ranked 53rd in 1975, 49th in 1976-1990, 45th in 1991-2000 and 45th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Al Halawat had a built-up area of 2.61 square kilometers, and a population of 86245 people.
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