Khenifra: city in Meknès - Tafilalet, Morocco
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 Khenifra as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 1.94, which is relatively well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.79, 3.81 and 2.97. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Khenifra spans a total of 172 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, 1.79, 1.86 and 1.94. Data was not available in 1975.
Khenifra and Meknès - Tafilalet 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 Meknès - Tafilalet fell steadily.
How do development practices in Khenifra fare in comparison to others in Meknès - Tafilalet? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Khenifra was the 3rd-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Meknès - Tafilalet. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Meknès - Tafilalet, street construction in Khenifra has become more connected. Khenifra ranked 2nd in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Khenifra and Morocco 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 Morocco rose steadily.
How do development practices in Khenifra fare in comparison to others in Morocco? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Khenifra was the 10th-most disconnected out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Morocco, street construction in Khenifra has become more disconnected. Khenifra ranked 18th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Khenifra and Meknès - Tafilalet 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 Meknès - Tafilalet fell steadily.
To date, Khenifra is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 7 cities in Meknès - Tafilalet. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Khenifra ranked 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Khenifra and Morocco 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 Morocco rose steadily.
To date, Khenifra is the 12th-most disconnected out of the 61 cities in Morocco. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Morocco, the street network in Khenifra has become more disconnected. Khenifra ranked 13th in 1976-1990, 12th in 1991-2000 and 12th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Khenifra had a built-up area of 3.18 square kilometers, and a population of 122793 people.
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