Eket: city in Akwa Ibom, Nigeria
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 Eket as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.49, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 2.34, 0.71, 4.67 and 9.63. The disconnectivity of new streets constructed in Eket fell, then rose. In 1976-1990, new street layouts were the most connected.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Eket spans a total of 135 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed prior to 1975. These roads have an SNDi of 2.34, 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 2.34, 2.29, 3.25 and 3.49. The SNDi of the aggregate street network in fell at first, but Eket has worsened in disconnectivity since 1990.
Eket and Akwa Ibom do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Eket was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Akwa Ibom peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Eket fare in comparison to others in Akwa Ibom? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Eket was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Akwa Ibom. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Akwa Ibom, street construction in Eket has become more disconnected. Eket ranked 4th in 1975, 13th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 1st in 2001-2014.
Eket and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Eket was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Eket fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Eket was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, street construction in Eket has become more disconnected. Eket ranked 74th in 1975, 243rd in 1976-1990, 61st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Eket and Akwa Ibom do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Eket was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Akwa Ibom rose steadily.
To date, Eket is the 4th-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Akwa Ibom. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Eket ranked 4th in 1975, 6th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014.
Eket and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Eket was at its lowest in 1976-1990, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria rose steadily.
To date, Eket is the 94th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, the street network in Eket has become more connected. Eket ranked 74th in 1975, 128th in 1976-1990, 78th in 1991-2000 and 94th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Eket had a built-up area of 1.81 square kilometers, and a population of 203395 people.
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