Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy: city in Antananarivo, Madagascar
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 Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 2.26, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.3, 3.62 and 2.95. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy spans a total of 23 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of nan, 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 nan, -0.3, 1.61 and 2.26. Data was not available in 1975.
Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy and Antananarivo 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 Antananarivo peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy fare in comparison to others in Antananarivo? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Antananarivo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Antananarivo, street construction in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy has become more disconnected. Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy and Madagascar 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 Madagascar followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy fare in comparison to others in Madagascar? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Madagascar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Madagascar, street construction in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy has become more disconnected. Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy ranked 8th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy and Antananarivo do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Antananarivo rose steadily.
To date, Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 5 cities in Antananarivo. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Antananarivo, the street network in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy has become more disconnected. Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy ranked 4th in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy and Madagascar do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. There was not enough data from the city, while the SNDi of street constructions in Madagascar rose steadily.
To date, Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy is the 5th-most disconnected out of the 12 cities in Madagascar. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Madagascar, the street network in Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy has become more disconnected. Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy ranked 11th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 5th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Ambatolampy Tsimahafotsy had a built-up area of 0.14 square kilometers, and a population of 144704 people.
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