Ikot Akpanata: 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 Ikot Akpanata as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.79, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are 4.1, 4.78, 5.04 and 9.28. In each period, new street development in Ikot Akpanata steadily grows more disconnected than in the last.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ikot Akpanata spans a total of 62 kilometers. The period with the greatest volume of street construction was 1991-2000. These roads have an SNDi of 5.04, 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 4.1, 4.5, 4.61 and 4.79. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ikot Akpanata has become more disconnected. This increase has slowed: between 1975 and 1976-1990, SNDi rose by 0.4 points, but between 1991-2000 and 2001-2014, it rose by just 0.18.
Ikot Akpanata and Akwa Ibom do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ikot Akpanata rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Akwa Ibom peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ikot Akpanata fare in comparison to others in Akwa Ibom? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ikot Akpanata was the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Akwa Ibom. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ikot Akpanata ranked 2nd in 1975, 2nd in 1976-1990, 2nd in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Ikot Akpanata and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their street network constructions. The SNDi in Ikot Akpanata rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ikot Akpanata fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ikot Akpanata was the 3rd-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 Ikot Akpanata has become more disconnected. Ikot Akpanata ranked 17th in 1975, 25th in 1976-1990, 49th in 1991-2000 and 3rd in 2001-2014.
Ikot Akpanata and Akwa Ibom follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ikot Akpanata is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Akwa Ibom. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has not changed. Ikot Akpanata ranked 2nd in 1975, 1st in 1976-1990, 1st in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014.
Ikot Akpanata and Nigeria follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi for both of these rose steadily.
To date, Ikot Akpanata is the 26th-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 Ikot Akpanata has become more connected. Ikot Akpanata ranked 17th in 1975, 20th in 1976-1990, 24th in 1991-2000 and 26th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ikot Akpanata had a built-up area of 0.86 square kilometers, and a population of 111397 people.
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