Qism Auwal Faqus: 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 Qism Auwal Faqus as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.7, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 0.48, 0.93, nan and 2.77. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Qism Auwal Faqus spans a total of 122 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 0.48, which is relatively well-connected.
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 0.48, 0.6, 0.68 and 0.7. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Qism Auwal Faqus has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.12 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.02.
Qism Auwal Faqus 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 Qism Auwal Faqus fare in comparison to others in Ash Sharqiyah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Qism Auwal Faqus was the 6th-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 Qism Auwal Faqus has become more disconnected. Qism Auwal Faqus ranked 10th in 1975, 9th in 1976-1990 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Qism Auwal Faqus 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 Qism Auwal Faqus fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Qism Auwal Faqus was the 61st-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 Qism Auwal Faqus has become more disconnected. Qism Auwal Faqus ranked 142nd in 1975, 102nd in 1976-1990 and 61st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Qism Auwal Faqus and Ash Sharqiyah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Qism Auwal Faqus rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ash Sharqiyah followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Qism Auwal Faqus is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Ash Sharqiyah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ash Sharqiyah, the street network in Qism Auwal Faqus has become more connected. Qism Auwal Faqus ranked 10th in 1975, 10th in 1976-1990, 11th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
Qism Auwal Faqus and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Qism Auwal Faqus rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Qism Auwal Faqus is the 156th-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 Qism Auwal Faqus has become more connected. Qism Auwal Faqus ranked 142nd in 1975, 152nd in 1976-1990, 153rd in 1991-2000 and 156th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Qism Auwal Faqus had a built-up area of 13.79 square kilometers, and a population of 305081 people.
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