Ikot Ebiyan: 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 Ebiyan as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 0.37, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are -0.72, nan, nan and 0.66. Data was not available in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ikot Ebiyan spans a total of 3 kilometers. It is dominated by roads constructed in 2001-2014. These roads have an SNDi of 0.66, which is relatively well-connected.
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 -0.72, -0.72, -0.72 and 0.37. Overall, the SNDi of the aggregate street network has risen: the street network in Ikot Ebiyan has become more disconnected.
Ikot Ebiyan and Akwa Ibom 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 Akwa Ibom peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ikot Ebiyan fare in comparison to others in Akwa Ibom? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ikot Ebiyan was the 21st-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Akwa Ibom. Ikot Ebiyan ranked 15th in 1975 and 21st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Ikot Ebiyan and Nigeria 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 Nigeria peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ikot Ebiyan fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ikot Ebiyan was the 311th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Ikot Ebiyan ranked 229th in 1975 and 311th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1976-1990 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Ikot Ebiyan and Akwa Ibom do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ikot Ebiyan rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Akwa Ibom rose steadily.
To date, Ikot Ebiyan is the 21st-most disconnected out of the 21 cities in Akwa Ibom. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Akwa Ibom, the street network in Ikot Ebiyan has become more connected. Ikot Ebiyan ranked 15th in 1975, 17th in 1976-1990, 17th in 1991-2000 and 21st in 2001-2014.
Ikot Ebiyan and Nigeria do not follow the same trend in the disconnectivity of their aggregate street networks. The SNDi in Ikot Ebiyan rose steadily, while the SNDi of street constructions in Nigeria rose steadily.
To date, Ikot Ebiyan is the 324th-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 Ebiyan has become more connected. Ikot Ebiyan ranked 229th in 1975, 355th in 1976-1990, 368th in 1991-2000 and 324th in 2001-2014.
As of 2015, Ikot Ebiyan had a built-up area of 0.0 square kilometers, and a population of 63804 people.
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