Sandakan: city in Sabah, Malaysia
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 Sandakan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.41, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 3.36, 3.24, 3.65 and 6.06. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Sandakan fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Sandakan spans a total of 175 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 3.36, 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 3.36, 3.36, 3.39 and 3.41. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Sandakan has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Sandakan and Sabah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Sandakan was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sabah peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Sandakan fare in comparison to others in Sabah? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sandakan was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Sabah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Sabah, street construction in Sandakan has become more disconnected. Sandakan ranked 5th in 1975, 7th in 1976-1990, 5th in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Sandakan and Malaysia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Sandakan was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Malaysia followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Sandakan fare in comparison to others in Malaysia? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Sandakan was the 9th-most disconnected out of the 37 cities in Malaysia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Malaysia, street construction in Sandakan has become more disconnected. Sandakan ranked 23rd in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 27th in 1991-2000 and 9th in 2001-2014.
Sandakan and Sabah do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sandakan was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Sabah rose steadily.
To date, Sandakan is the 6th-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Sabah. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Sabah, the street network in Sandakan has become more connected. Sandakan ranked 5th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 6th in 1991-2000 and 6th in 2001-2014.
Sandakan and Malaysia do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Sandakan was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Malaysia rose steadily.
To date, Sandakan is the 28th-most disconnected out of the 37 cities in Malaysia. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Malaysia, the street network in Sandakan has become more connected. Sandakan ranked 23rd in 1975, 27th in 1976-1990, 28th in 1991-2000 and 28th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Sandakan had a built-up area of 4.76 square kilometers, and a population of 237235 people.
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