Tripoli: city in North, Lebanon
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 Tripoli as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.68, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 1.55, 2.3, nan and 3.1. Data was not available in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Tripoli spans a total of 397 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 1.55, which is relatively well-connected.
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 1.55, 1.56, 1.56 and 1.68. Disconnectivity in Tripoli's street network follows a zig-zag trend. In 1975, the city was most disconnected; while it was most connected in 2001-2014.
Tripoli and North 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 North rose steadily.
How do development practices in Tripoli fare in comparison to others in North? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tripoli was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in North. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Tripoli ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Tripoli and Lebanon 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 Lebanon rose steadily.
How do development practices in Tripoli fare in comparison to others in Lebanon? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Tripoli was the 6th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Lebanon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Tripoli ranked 4th in 1975, 4th in 1976-1990 and 6th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Tripoli and North do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Tripoli followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in North rose steadily.
To date, Tripoli is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in North. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Tripoli ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Tripoli and Lebanon do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Tripoli followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Lebanon rose steadily.
To date, Tripoli is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Lebanon. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Lebanon, the street network in Tripoli has become more connected. Tripoli ranked 4th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Tripoli had a built-up area of 21.61 square kilometers, and a population of 369357 people.
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