Qus: city in Qina, 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.
View Qus, Egypt on the sprawlmap
Most recent snapshot: Taking into account the entire (i.e. aggregate) street network in Qus as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.36, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.33, 10.15, 5.75 and 4.08. Street construction in Qus increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1976-1990 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Qus spans a total of 739 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 4.33, 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 4.33, 4.36, 4.36 and 4.36. The aggregate street network in Qus increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 2000.
Qus and Qina do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Qus peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Qina followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
How do development practices in Qus fare in comparison to others in Qina? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Qus was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Qina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Qus ranked 3rd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Qus and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Qus peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Qus fare in comparison to others in Egypt? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Qus was the 48th-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 Qus has become more disconnected. Qus ranked 51st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 23rd in 1991-2000 and 48th in 2001-2014.
Qus and Qina do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Qus peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Qina followed a zig-zag trend with an overall decrease.
To date, Qus is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Qina. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Qus ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Qus and Egypt do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Qus peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Egypt was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Qus is the 55th-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 Qus has become more connected. Qus ranked 51st in 1975, 53rd in 1976-1990, 52nd in 1991-2000 and 55th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Qus had a built-up area of 16.59 square kilometers, and a population of 470911 people.
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