Koforidua: 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 Koforidua as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.58, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.2, 4.27, 5.11 and 5.99. In each period, new street development in Koforidua steadily grows more disconnected than in the last. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.07 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.88.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Koforidua spans a total of 222 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.99, 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 3.2, 3.54, 3.99 and 4.58. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Koforidua has become more disconnected.
Koforidua 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 Koforidua fare in comparison to others in Eastern? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Koforidua was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Eastern. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Eastern, street construction in Koforidua has become more connected. Koforidua ranked 2nd in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Koforidua 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 Koforidua fare in comparison to others in Ghana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Koforidua was the 16th-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 Koforidua has become more connected. Koforidua ranked 14th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 16th in 2001-2014.
Koforidua and Eastern follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Koforidua is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Eastern. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Eastern, the street network in Koforidua has become more connected. Koforidua ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Koforidua and Ghana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Koforidua is the 17th-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 Koforidua has become more connected. Koforidua ranked 14th in 1975, 14th in 1976-1990, 15th in 1991-2000 and 17th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Koforidua had a built-up area of 21.61 square kilometers, and a population of 189575 people.
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