Sambas: city in Kalimantan Barat, Indonesia
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 Sambas as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 6.08, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 7.09, nan, 3.13 and 5.82. Data was not available in 1976-1990.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sambas spans a total of 65 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 5.82, 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 7.09, 7.1, 6.59 and 6.08. The aggregate street network in Sambas increased in disconnectivity initially,but the trend has turned around after 1990.
Sambas and Kalimantan Barat 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 Kalimantan Barat rose steadily.
How do development practices in Sambas fare in comparison to others in Kalimantan Barat? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sambas was the 8th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Kalimantan Barat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Kalimantan Barat, street construction in Sambas has become more disconnected. Sambas ranked 1st in 1975, 9th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Sambas and Indonesia 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 Indonesia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Sambas fare in comparison to others in Indonesia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sambas was the 68th-most disconnected out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Indonesia, street construction in Sambas has become more disconnected. Sambas ranked 8th in 1975, 181st in 1991-2000 and 68th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 due to unavailable data.
Sambas and Kalimantan Barat do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sambas peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Kalimantan Barat rose steadily.
To date, Sambas is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Kalimantan Barat. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Kalimantan Barat, the street network in Sambas has become more connected. Sambas ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Sambas and Indonesia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sambas peaked in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Indonesia was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Sambas is the 19th-most disconnected out of the 363 cities in Indonesia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Indonesia, the street network in Sambas has become more connected. Sambas ranked 8th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990, 10th in 1991-2000 and 19th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sambas had a built-up area of 0.59 square kilometers, and a population of 119485 people.
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