Anse-à-Galets: city in Ouest, 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 Anse-à-Galets as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.5, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.22, 3.95, 2.74 and nan. Data was not available in 2001-2014.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Anse-à-Galets spans a total of 40 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.22, 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 3.22, 3.38, 3.29 and 3.5. Disconnectivity in Anse-à-Galets's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Anse-à-Galets and Ouest do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ouest peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Anse-à-Galets fare in comparison to others in Ouest? out of the 6 cities in Ouest. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ouest, street construction in Anse-à-Galets has become more connected. Anse-à-Galets ranked 1st in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990 and 5th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Anse-à-Galets and Haiti do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Haiti peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Anse-à-Galets fare in comparison to others in Haiti? out of the 22 cities in Haiti. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Haiti, street construction in Anse-à-Galets has become more connected. Anse-à-Galets ranked 3rd in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990 and 10th in 1991-2000. There was no ranking in 2001-2014 due to unavailable data.
Anse-à-Galets and Ouest do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Anse-à-Galets followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Ouest peaked in 1991-2000.
To date, Anse-à-Galets is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Ouest. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ouest, the street network in Anse-à-Galets has become more connected. Anse-à-Galets ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Anse-à-Galets and Haiti do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Anse-à-Galets followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Haiti rose steadily.
To date, Anse-à-Galets is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 22 cities in Haiti. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Haiti, the street network in Anse-à-Galets has become more connected. Anse-à-Galets ranked 3rd in 1975, 5th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Anse-à-Galets had a built-up area of 1.53 square kilometers, and a population of 118674 people.
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