Thomassique: city in Centre, Haiti
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 Thomassique as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.69, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.48, 4.72, 4.84 and 4.74. Street construction in Thomassique 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 Thomassique spans a total of 56 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 4.84, 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 1.48, 2.86, 3.54 and 3.69. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Thomassique has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.38 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.15.
Thomassique and Centre do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Thomassique peaked in 1991-2000, while the SNDi of street constructions in Centre rose steadily.
How do development practices in Thomassique fare in comparison to others in Centre? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thomassique was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Centre. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Thomassique ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Thomassique and Haiti follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Thomassique fare in comparison to others in Haiti? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Thomassique was the 5th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Haiti. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Haiti, street construction in Thomassique has become more disconnected. Thomassique ranked 13th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
Thomassique and Centre follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Thomassique is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Centre. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Thomassique ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Thomassique and Haiti follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Thomassique is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Haiti. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Haiti, the street network in Thomassique has become more disconnected. Thomassique ranked 13th in 1975, 8th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Thomassique had a built-up area of 0.17 square kilometers, and a population of 57858 people.
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