Dunkwa-on-Ofin: 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 Dunkwa-on-Ofin as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.08, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.06, 6.66, 7.22 and 8.08. In each period, new street development in Dunkwa-on-Ofin steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 3.6 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.86.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Dunkwa-on-Ofin spans a total of 57 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1976-1990. These roads have an SNDi of 6.66, 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 3.06, 5.29, 5.8 and 6.08. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Dunkwa-on-Ofin has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 2.23 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.28.
Dunkwa-on-Ofin and Central do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Dunkwa-on-Ofin rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Central peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Dunkwa-on-Ofin fare in comparison to others in Central? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Dunkwa-on-Ofin was the 1st-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 Dunkwa-on-Ofin has become more disconnected. Dunkwa-on-Ofin ranked 5th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Dunkwa-on-Ofin and Ghana 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 Dunkwa-on-Ofin fare in comparison to others in Ghana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Dunkwa-on-Ofin was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ghana, street construction in Dunkwa-on-Ofin has become more disconnected. Dunkwa-on-Ofin ranked 18th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Dunkwa-on-Ofin and Central do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Dunkwa-on-Ofin rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Central peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Dunkwa-on-Ofin is 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, the street network in Dunkwa-on-Ofin has become more disconnected. Dunkwa-on-Ofin ranked 5th in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Dunkwa-on-Ofin and Ghana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Dunkwa-on-Ofin is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Ghana, the street network in Dunkwa-on-Ofin has become more disconnected. Dunkwa-on-Ofin ranked 18th in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Dunkwa-on-Ofin had a built-up area of 3.49 square kilometers, and a population of 53278 people.
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