Shahura (Alefa): 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 Shahura (Alefa) as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.62, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, 0.32 and 0.63. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Shahura (Alefa) spans a total of 16 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, nan, 0.74 and 0.62. Data was not available in 1975 and 1976-1990.
Shahura (Alefa) 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 Shahura (Alefa) fare in comparison to others in Amhara? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shahura (Alefa) was the 39th-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 Shahura (Alefa) has become more connected. Shahura (Alefa) ranked 23rd in 1991-2000 and 39th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Shahura (Alefa) 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 Shahura (Alefa) fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Shahura (Alefa) was the 163rd-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 Shahura (Alefa) has become more connected. Shahura (Alefa) ranked 83rd in 1991-2000 and 163rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Shahura (Alefa) 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, Shahura (Alefa) is the 41st-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 Shahura (Alefa) has become more connected. Shahura (Alefa) ranked 17th in 1991-2000 and 41st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Shahura (Alefa) 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, Shahura (Alefa) is the 174th-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 Shahura (Alefa) has become more connected. Shahura (Alefa) ranked 76th in 1991-2000 and 174th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Shahura (Alefa) had a built-up area of 0.09 square kilometers, and a population of 113467 people.
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