Debre Markos: city in Amhara, Ethiopia
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 Debre Markos as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.9, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -1.47, -0.16 and 1.29. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Debre Markos spans a total of 190 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, -1.47, -1.04 and 0.9. Data was not available in 1975.
Debre Markos and Amhara 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 Amhara was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
How do development practices in Debre Markos fare in comparison to others in Amhara? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Debre Markos was the 31st-most disconnected out of the 49 cities in Amhara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Amhara, street construction in Debre Markos has become more connected. Debre Markos ranked 20th in 1976-1990, 26th in 1991-2000 and 31st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Debre Markos and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Debre Markos fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Debre Markos was the 116th-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ethiopia, street construction in Debre Markos has become more connected. Debre Markos ranked 85th in 1976-1990, 107th in 1991-2000 and 116th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Debre Markos and Amhara 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 Amhara was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Debre Markos is the 36th-most disconnected out of the 49 cities in Amhara. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Amhara, the street network in Debre Markos has become more connected. Debre Markos ranked 20th in 1976-1990, 33rd in 1991-2000 and 36th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Debre Markos and Ethiopia 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 Ethiopia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Debre Markos is the 151st-most disconnected out of the 252 cities in Ethiopia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ethiopia, the street network in Debre Markos has become more connected. Debre Markos ranked 90th in 1976-1990, 147th in 1991-2000 and 151st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Debre Markos had a built-up area of 0.81 square kilometers, and a population of 225513 people.
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