Ikom: city in Cross River, 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 Ikom as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.78, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 0.86, 3.55 and 4.11. Data was not available in 1975.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Ikom spans a total of 124 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, 0.86, 1.53 and 3.78. Data was not available in 1975.
Ikom and Cross River 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 Cross River peaked in 1991-2000.
How do development practices in Ikom fare in comparison to others in Cross River? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ikom was the 4th-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Cross River. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Cross River, street construction in Ikom has become more disconnected. Ikom ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 3rd in 1991-2000 and 4th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ikom 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 Ikom fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Ikom was the 119th-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 Ikom has become more disconnected. Ikom ranked 237th in 1976-1990, 107th in 1991-2000 and 119th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ikom and Cross River 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 Cross River rose steadily.
To date, Ikom is the 2nd-most disconnected out of the 6 cities in Cross River. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Cross River, the street network in Ikom has become more disconnected. Ikom ranked 5th in 1976-1990, 4th in 1991-2000 and 2nd in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Ikom 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, Ikom is the 77th-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Nigeria, the street network in Ikom has become more disconnected. Ikom ranked 238th in 1976-1990, 194th in 1991-2000 and 77th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Ikom had a built-up area of 1.23 square kilometers, and a population of 138717 people.
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