Gbarnga: city in Bong, Liberia
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 Gbarnga as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.59, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.86, 5.94, 6.71 and 10.42. In each period, new street development in Gbarnga steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Gbarnga spans a total of 104 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.86, 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 2.86, 4.04, 4.43 and 4.59. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Gbarnga has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 1.18 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.17.
Gbarnga and Bong do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gbarnga rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Bong followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Gbarnga fare in comparison to others in Bong? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gbarnga was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Bong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gbarnga ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Gbarnga and Liberia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Gbarnga rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Liberia peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Gbarnga fare in comparison to others in Liberia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Gbarnga was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Liberia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Liberia, street construction in Gbarnga has become more disconnected. Gbarnga ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Gbarnga and Bong follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gbarnga is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 1 cities in Bong. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Gbarnga ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Gbarnga and Liberia follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Gbarnga is the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Liberia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Liberia, the street network in Gbarnga has become more disconnected. Gbarnga ranked 4th in 1975, 3rd in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Gbarnga had a built-up area of 3.77 square kilometers, and a population of 54049 people.
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