Akim Oda: city in Eastern, 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 Akim Oda as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.7, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.19, 3.95, 9.09 and 10.2. In each period, new street development in Akim Oda steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Akim Oda spans a total of 84 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.19, which is in the 40th to 60th percentile of disconnectedness.
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 3.19, 3.52, 4.56 and 4.7. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Akim Oda has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.33 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.14.
Akim Oda and Eastern 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 Akim Oda fare in comparison to others in Eastern? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Akim Oda was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Eastern. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Eastern, street construction in Akim Oda has become more disconnected. Akim Oda ranked 3rd in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Akim Oda 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 Akim Oda fare in comparison to others in Ghana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Akim Oda was the 1st-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 Akim Oda has become more disconnected. Akim Oda ranked 15th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Akim Oda and Eastern follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Akim Oda is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Eastern. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Akim Oda ranked 3rd in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Akim Oda and Ghana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Akim Oda is the 15th-most disconnected out of the 51 cities in Ghana. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Akim Oda ranked 15th in 1975, 15th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 15th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Akim Oda had a built-up area of 6.85 square kilometers, and a population of 98305 people.
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