Limbe: city in Blantyre, Malawi
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 Limbe as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 5.93, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 5.41, 4.98, 7.26 and 6.43. Disconnectivity in street construction in Limbe follows a zig-zag trend. In 1976-1990, street construction was most disconnected, while construction was most connected in 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Limbe spans a total of 507 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 5.41, 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 5.41, 5.3, 5.73 and 5.93. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Limbe has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Limbe and Blantyre follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi for both of these followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Limbe fare in comparison to others in Blantyre? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Limbe was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Blantyre. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Blantyre, street construction in Limbe has become more connected. Limbe ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Limbe and Malawi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Limbe followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase, while the SNDi of street constructions in Malawi peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Limbe fare in comparison to others in Malawi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Limbe was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Malawi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Malawi, street construction in Limbe has become more connected. Limbe ranked 1st in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Limbe and Blantyre follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these was at its lowest in 1976-1990.
To date, Limbe is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 2 cities in Blantyre. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Limbe ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Limbe and Malawi do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Limbe was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Malawi rose steadily.
To date, Limbe is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Malawi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Limbe ranked 1st in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Limbe had a built-up area of 13.16 square kilometers, and a population of 354777 people.
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