Yundum: city in Western, Gambia
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 Yundum as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.18, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.49, 0.24, 0.52 and 1.78. In each period, new street development in Yundum steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Yundum spans a total of 161 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 0.52, 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 -0.49, -0.18, 0.07 and 0.18. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Yundum has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.32 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.11.
Yundum and Western follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Yundum fare in comparison to others in Western? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yundum was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Western. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Western, street construction in Yundum has become more disconnected. Yundum ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Yundum and Gambia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
How do development practices in Yundum fare in comparison to others in Gambia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Yundum was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Gambia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Gambia, street construction in Yundum has become more disconnected. Yundum ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Yundum and Western follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Yundum is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 3 cities in Western. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Western, the street network in Yundum has become more disconnected. Yundum ranked 3rd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Yundum and Gambia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Yundum is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 4 cities in Gambia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Gambia, the street network in Yundum has become more disconnected. Yundum ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Yundum had a built-up area of 5.05 square kilometers, and a population of 51096 people.
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