Agona Swedru: city in Central, Ghana
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 Agona Swedru as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.89, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.41, 3.68, 4.27 and 7.51. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Agona Swedru fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Agona Swedru spans a total of 95 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 7.51, 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 4.41, 3.95, 4.02 and 4.89. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Agona Swedru has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Agona Swedru and Central do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Agona Swedru was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Central peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Agona Swedru fare in comparison to others in Central? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Agona Swedru was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Central. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Central, street construction in Agona Swedru has become more disconnected. Agona Swedru ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Agona Swedru and Ghana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Agona Swedru was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ghana rose steadily.
How do development practices in Agona Swedru fare in comparison to others in Ghana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Agona Swedru was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ghana, street construction in Agona Swedru has become more connected. Agona Swedru ranked 6th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 20th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014.
Agona Swedru and Central do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Agona Swedru was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Central peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Agona Swedru is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Central. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Central, the street network in Agona Swedru has become more connected. Agona Swedru ranked 3rd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Agona Swedru and Ghana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Agona Swedru was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ghana rose steadily.
To date, Agona Swedru is the 11th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ghana, the street network in Agona Swedru has become more connected. Agona Swedru ranked 6th in 1975, 11th in 1976-1990, 14th in 1991-2000 and 11th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Agona Swedru had a built-up area of 11.51 square kilometers, and a population of 138060 people.
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