Adum East: city in Benue, 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 Adum East as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 4.8, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, nan, nan and 4.8. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Adum East spans a total of 23 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, nan, nan and 4.8. Data was not available in 1975, 1976-1990 and 1991-2000.
Adum East and Benue 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 Benue peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Adum East fare in comparison to others in Benue? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Adum East was the 1st-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Benue. Adum East ranked 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Adum East 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 Adum East fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Adum East was the 90th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Adum East ranked 90th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Adum East and Benue 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 Benue rose steadily.
To date, Adum East is the 1st-most disconnected out of the 15 cities in Benue. Adum East ranked 1st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Adum East and Nigeria 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 Nigeria rose steadily.
To date, Adum East is the 25th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Adum East ranked 25th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975, 1976-1990, and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Adum East had a built-up area of 0.2 square kilometers, and a population of 80875 people.
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