Idembia: city in Ebonyi, 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 Idembia as of 2014, the overall level of street-network sprawl is -0.81, which is very well-connected.
Trends in street network construction: The SNDis of street construction for the respective time periods are nan, -0.89, nan and 0.09. Data was not available in 1975 and 1991-2000.
Quantity of street network construction: The street network in Idembia spans a total of 17 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, -0.89, -0.89 and -0.81. Data was not available in 1975.
Idembia and Ebonyi 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 Ebonyi rose steadily.
How do development practices in Idembia fare in comparison to others in Ebonyi? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Idembia was the 7th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Ebonyi. Idembia ranked 6th in 1976-1990 and 7th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Idembia 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 Idembia fare in comparison to others in Nigeria? Most recently in 2001-2014, street construction in Idembia was the 341st-most disconnected out of the 411 cities in Nigeria. Idembia ranked 352nd in 1976-1990 and 341st in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 and 1991-2000 due to unavailable data.
Idembia and Ebonyi 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 Ebonyi rose steadily.
To date, Idembia is the 8th-most disconnected out of the 8 cities in Ebonyi. Its position in the ranks since 1975 has fallen; relative to other cities in Ebonyi, the street network in Idembia has become more connected. Idembia ranked 6th in 1976-1990, 7th in 1991-2000 and 8th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
Idembia 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, Idembia is the 394th-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 Idembia has become more connected. Idembia ranked 366th in 1976-1990, 374th in 1991-2000 and 394th in 2001-2014. There was no ranking in 1975 due to unavailable data.
As of 2015, Idembia had a built-up area of 0.17 square kilometers, and a population of 88080 people.
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