Tis Abay: 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 Tis Abay as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.41, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.39, -1.32 and 1.14. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tis Abay 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, 0.39, -0.44 and 0.41. Data was not available in 1975.
Tis Abay 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 Tis Abay fare in comparison to others in Amhara? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tis Abay was the 33rd-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 Tis Abay has become more connected. Tis Abay ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 30th in 1991-2000 and 33rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tis Abay 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 Tis Abay fare in comparison to others in Ethiopia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tis Abay was the 125th-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 Tis Abay has become more connected. Tis Abay ranked 49th in 1976-1990, 129th in 1991-2000 and 125th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tis Abay 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, Tis Abay is the 42nd-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 Tis Abay has become more connected. Tis Abay ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 29th in 1991-2000 and 42nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Tis Abay 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, Tis Abay is the 191st-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 Tis Abay has become more connected. Tis Abay ranked 54th in 1976-1990, 131st in 1991-2000 and 191st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Tis Abay had a built-up area of 0.08 square kilometers, and a population of 73947 people.
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