Koko Town: city in Delta, 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 Koko Town as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is 3.48, which is highly disconnected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, 1.93, nan and 4.77. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Koko Town spans a total of 37 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, 1.93, 1.93 and 3.48. Data was not available in 1975.
Koko Town and Delta 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 Delta followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
How do development practices in Koko Town fare in comparison to others in Delta? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Koko Town was the 10th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Delta. Koko Town ranked 11th in 1976-1990 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Koko Town 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 Koko Town fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Koko Town was the 91st-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Koko Town ranked 172nd in 1976-1990 and 91st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Koko Town and Delta 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 Delta followed a zig-zag trend with an overall increase.
To date, Koko Town is the 10th-most disconnected out of the 16 cities in Delta. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has risen; relative to other cities in Delta, the street network in Koko Town has become more disconnected. Koko Town ranked 12th in 1976-1990, 13th in 1991-2000 and 10th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Koko Town 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, Koko Town is the 96th-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 Koko Town has become more disconnected. Koko Town ranked 159th in 1976-1990, 167th in 1991-2000 and 96th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Koko Town had a built-up area of 1.76 square kilometers, and a population of 76984 people.
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