New Tafo Akim: 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 New Tafo Akim as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.37, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.1, 3.74, 6.57 and 5.31. Street construction in New Tafo Akim increased in disconnectivity initially but has since improved. The streets constructed in 1991-2000 were the most disconnected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in New Tafo Akim spans a total of 97 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.31, 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 3.1, 3.24, 3.76 and 4.37. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in New Tafo Akim has become more disconnected.
New Tafo Akim and Eastern do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in New Tafo Akim peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Eastern rose steadily.
How do development practices in New Tafo Akim fare in comparison to others in Eastern? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in New Tafo Akim was the 6th-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 New Tafo Akim has become more connected. New Tafo Akim ranked 4th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
New Tafo Akim and Ghana do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in New Tafo Akim peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ghana rose steadily.
How do development practices in New Tafo Akim fare in comparison to others in Ghana? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in New Tafo Akim was the 20th-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 New Tafo Akim has become more connected. New Tafo Akim ranked 17th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 20th in 2001-2014.
New Tafo Akim and Eastern follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, New Tafo Akim is the 6th-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 New Tafo Akim has become more connected. New Tafo Akim ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
New Tafo Akim and Ghana follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, New Tafo Akim is the 19th-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 New Tafo Akim has become more connected. New Tafo Akim ranked 17th in 1975, 18th in 1976-1990, 16th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, New Tafo Akim had a built-up area of 4.53 square kilometers, and a population of 71827 people.
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